While students enjoy learning with robots, research finds that teachers are more sceptical – worrying about their job security and technical capabilities of robots.
Teachers need support to make sure they deal well with diversity and conflict.
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The government has heavily invested in initiatives intended to help children understand finance. But should this be taught by school teachers instead who are sensitive to kid’s backgrounds?
Children with at least two years of preschool achieve much higher scores than those who attend no preschool or only one year.
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Two years of high-quality preschool is one of the most effective strategies we have to change the trajectories of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
We are experiencing a proportional decline of men in Australian primary schools.
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We have scholarships specifically targeted at women to redress the gender imbalance in STEM subjects. So why can’t we do the same for men in primary education?
Some children spend the school holidays studying in tutoring centres.
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While some parents are investing in tutoring and preparing for examinations from an early age, others are strongly rejecting this approach. Why is this?
Sol Plaatje never stopped learning, nor teaching.
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Placing a recruitment cap on teacher education courses does not guarantee delivery of high quality graduates, and risks limiting diversity in the profession.
Should special deals with states and non-government sectors be removed?
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A new school funding model being proposed aims to free up funds to help education ministers resolve their differences in state funding, and deliver needs-based funding in full.
Some teachers are often dismissive in their handling of sexual abuse, labelling it as ‘a bit of fun’ or repeating the old adage ‘it’s because he likes you’.
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Teacher education is set to become increasingly part-time, female-dominated, with more teachers working outside their area of expertise.
By investing wisely in the best evidence-based teacher education programs, the government can foster quality teaching without increasing total funding.
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Many South African teachers don’t accept the theory of evolution. They feel deeply conflicted when they have to teach it to their pupils as part of the life sciences curriculum.
In a study, children with disability reported being insulted and physically abused while at school.
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Students with disability are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
Following the failed coup in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered the sacking of nearly 1,600 deans, 21,000 teachers and 15,000 education bureaucrats.
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Benta A. Abuya, African Population and Health Research Center
Thanks to life-skills training, girls who previously believed it improbable that they would go on to secondary school are now allowing themselves to dream about possibilities.