Participating in classroom discussion can be intimidating, but to facilitate learning, students have to be OK with putting themselves in an uncomfortable position. One main barrier students face in ...

One of the strangest habits in modern classrooms is how often students pretend to understand things they don’t.

SPRINGFIELD — As the first in his family to attend college, Springfield’s Jyaire Oates was worried about what was in store for him. “As a first-generation college student, I was lost,” he told The ...