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It was with a great deal of sadness that I read this headline from the New York Times. What type of world are we now entering in where it is deemed necessary to have teachers carry guns to school? I am an ex-teach . . .
Sadfishing — where students come to class and over exaggerate the home problems they face in order to generate sympathy and gain attention — has become more common, particularly within the school envir . . .
Here is a very inspirational article from the SCMP about an 18 year old student who refuses to let her medical condition stop her from following her passion. Clutching a brush with four fingers and wearing a smil . . .
With rising incomes and the growth of the Chinese middle class more students from China are seeking education elsewhere in an effort to escape the extraordinary difficult Gaokao (Chinese school-leaving exam), and . . .
In a recent article published in the BBC, Cardiff University findings showed that mothers using a “controlling tone of voice” were less effective at communicating with their children and were perceived . . .
Genesis Politron is a preschool and kindergarten teacher in Watsonville, California, who works with deaf and hard of hearing students. While shopping for toys for her class, Politron realized there weren't any do . . .
For all parents who have children studying in Australia or contemplating this, you should be aware of the Financial Review’s list of the five most important people in Australian education. Dan Tehan &mdas . . .
Angel Cheng Hoi-Yan gave up her lucrative career as a public relations consultant to being a founder of the non-profit group “Build a Musical School” project. Like the namesake of her project, her goal . . .
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
