We need to keep active and exercise to stay healthy. So why not teach school kids some of the activities they’d go on to enjoy later in life?
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Australia’s university sector is one of the most attractive for international students. So why not try to keep them when they graduate rather than lose the talent we’ve helped train and educate?
Students in an information technology unit were given a chance to learn from their mistakes to score higher marks. But only the motivated showed an improvement.
Students picking their subjects for Years 11 and 12 need to understand that science can be useful in a wide range of future jobs.
If we don’t find ways to keep new teachers in schools then we face a teacher shortage, larger class sizes and more people teaching outside their field of expertise.
The questions in the NAPLAN numeracy tests are often years behind the level of mathematics students following the curriculum are studying that year.
When dads engage in active play with their kids they actually help them cope better with some of the challenges they’ll face in life. And no reason why mums can’t join in the fun as well.
Teachers get paid a decent starting salary but they soon fall behind other professionals the longer they stay in the job.
Offering unpaid positions for what should be a paid job is against the law in Australia. What should graduates do then if they’re looking to get a foot in the employment door?
This week’s NAPLAN results show the writing skill of students is actually dropping as they progress from Year 3 through to Year 9.
New research shows that Māori and Pasifika scholars are significantly under-represented in New Zealand’s universities, making up only 5% and 1.7% of the academic workforce, respectively.
Under no circumstances do NAPLAN scores alone indicate a student’s full potential, so linking them to any future job application is a dangerous idea.
The protests in Hong Kong have led to clashes between Chinese students here in Australia. What is it that makes those from mainland China so patriotic towards their country and leadership?
Australia has settled thousands of African refugees over the years yet fewer than one in ten go on to study in higher education.
Parents should have conversations with children from a young age about cybersecurity if they’re to develop the skills needed to be safe online.
Our top-scoring students aren’t choosing to become teachers, and that has flow-on effects for the students who come after them.
Whether it’s a school debate or just a conversation in every day life, here are three principles to keep in mind when having an argument.
The Romans were great engineers but they had a terrible number system. It didn’t even have zero.
Australian universities need to reduce their reliance on revenue from students from countries such as China or India.
Memorising poetry is a kind of long-term investment. To take a poem with us so we can truly know it, we must know it by heart.
We asked five experts from various fields whether school uniforms should be compulsory. Four out of five said no.
Teaching children philosophy can help improve academic results. But the main reason it should be used in schools is it allows children a space to make sense of the world, and meaning in their lives.
A group of school students have just shown what real leadership looks like on Indigenous issues – and you’ll hear more about their ideas in coming months at your local school, childcare centre or uni.
Australia must develop the intellectual acumen to see the world through China’s leaders’ eyes to manage the relationship on its own terms.
Students with lower ATARs generally have lower lifetime earnings. But a Grattan Institute report found low ATAR men could earn more doing a VET course than a bachelor degree in their chosen field.