A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

Beyond Bechdel: Tests Of Representation In Narrative Art

“The Bechdel Test is familiar to most writers.  A work passes if it has: 1) at least two women, 2) who talk to each other, 3)about something other than a man… What makes the Bechdel Test so effective? Perhaps because of the low standard it sets. A creative work can pass the test and still […]

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

– Peter Nilsson

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