We should be more concerned about how school children are doing fundraising work.
Knowing how to ask for directions in another language is vastly different from studying and working using the language.
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Some learning apps promise to have you speaking a new language in two weeks. But truly learning a language requires considerable time, effort and commitment.
State curricula articulate principles of respect and ethics in relationships, but some don’t use the word ‘consent’.
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It has been predicted we will need 1,627 more classes for primary students nationally before 2025, and to respond to this demand we need to fix the gender imbalance in the teacher workforce.
Research shows that carrying a gun for self-defense comes with a host of risks.
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While President Donald Trump suggests arming teachers would be a good way to stop school shootings, research shows that carrying firearms comes with a host of troublesome risks.
Education research is inherently political, and can never be objective and value-free.
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Labor’s pledge injects much-needed funds into education research, but it problematically evokes a biomedical model of research and teaching practice.
Several school systems have become engulfed in cheating scandals as of late. Is the pressure to boost school performance becoming too much?
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An education professor, who worked as a teacher in Atlanta Public Schools during a cheating scandal that began in 2009, explains what factors and forces lead educators to fake academic success.
Schools minister Nick Gibb seems to think young people should face more frequent testing, to prepare for GCSEs. His comments fly in the face of 20 years’ research.
Amanda Spielman claims extremists are targeting schools to ‘pervert’ education and ‘undermine’ British values.
Funding dominated the schooling space in 2017, with both sides of politics debating whose funding package benefited which schools the most, and little attention paid to how the money is best spent.
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Funding debates dominated most education policy talks in 2017, but discussions look to be extending past the dollar value in 2018 with a number of high profile reports due for release.
Getting involved in after-school sports can be positive, but it comes with risks too.
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Children feel worried or nervous in a new situation if they think something bad might happen or if they feel they won’t be able to handle the situation.
The government’s increasing focus on ‘extremism’ may be promoting rather than preventing violence.
Mental disorders affected one in seven students and were associated with being less connected and engaged at school, having lower attendance rates, and poorer academic outcomes than their peers.
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A national survey has shown Australian school students with a mental disorder can be almost three years behind in their studies by the time they sit their final NAPLAN test in year nine.