Monthly Archives: July 2022

How to find a job after your graduation

How to find a job after your graduation

So, you’re holding the cherished college degree in your hands and the student loan checks in your pocket. There is a bright future ahead, and the dream career is already waiting for you. However, you still haven’t found it. Don’t worry! Our professionals know that getting your first job is stressful. We are here to […] … learn more→

Vocational Training, a quick alternative for job placement

Vocational Training, a quick alternative for job placement

Since its creation with the General Law of Education in 1970 , Vocational Training (FP) in Spain has been gaining in students and improving its social value . At present, this type of technical-practical studies is at a sweet moment, since it allows young people a quick and effective job opportunity. A benefit that attracts more and more young people, thus triggering the […] … learn more→

Goodbye Exams: Alternative Assessment Methods

Goodbye Exams: Alternative Assessment Methods

The exams have been, are and will be a key instrument to evaluate the contents learned and how these have been assimilated by the students. Making its importance clear, there are other perfectly valid evaluation instruments that allow evaluation without having to resort to the “dreadful” exams. The current laws in education are based on the […] … learn more→

Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?

Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?

Today, if a parent smacks a child mid-tantrum in the supermarket, they are likely to get looks of disapproval from other shoppers. Smacking is not as socially acceptable as it used to be. Recent research shows only 15% of people aged 16-24 view physical discipline as necessary to properly raise children. This compares with 38% of people […] … learn more→

‘Suburban living did turn women into robots’: why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on

‘Suburban living did turn women into robots’: why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on

On August 26 1970, 50,000 women marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City in a Women’s Strike. Organised by feminist activist Betty Friedan, the march highlighted the fact women still performed the vast majority of domestic work. The Women’s Liberation Movement wanted many things in 1970, but one of the most important was freedom from […] … learn more→

Is Australian rhyming slang in a bit of froth and bubble? Let’s take a Captain Cook (spoiler: the billy lids may hold the key)

Is Australian rhyming slang in a bit of froth and bubble? Let’s take a Captain Cook (spoiler: the billy lids may hold the key)

Have you heard? Barry Crocker’s having a … well, Barry Crocker (“shocker”) of a time with those Reg Grundies (“undies”) people. Karens everywhere can relate – they know it’s Jeffed up when your Danned name gets swept up in social parlance. And sure, Crocker has a point. We’ve got to draw the line somewhere when these corporate Noahs (“sharks”, from “Noah’s Ark”) claim our names. But we reckon […] … learn more→

Nostalgia for childhoods of the past overlooks children’s experiences today

Nostalgia for childhoods of the past overlooks children’s experiences today

Nostalgia made a comeback under COVID-19. In the context of enforced lockdowns, there was an increase in nostalgic activities such as watching classic films, baking and reminiscing with family and friends. Nostalgia can be defined as a feeling of longing for a better time in the past that no longer exists and may never have. When it isn’t […] … learn more→

Bullying targets gifted students

Bullying targets gifted students

Peer violence is one of the problems that raises the most social concern in schools due to its prevalence, its severity and its relationship with health and psychosocial adjustment variables. Numerous studies have revealed physical health problems, emotional and behavioral difficulties , impaired social development, and poor academic performance associated with youth exposure to this violence. School bullying is defined […] … learn more→

Push for AI innovation can create dangerous products

Push for AI innovation can create dangerous products

This past June, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a probe into Tesla’s autopilot software. Data gathered from 16 crashes raised concerns over the possibility that Tesla’s AI may be programmed to quit when a crash is imminent. This way, the car’s driver, not the manufacturer, would be legally liable at the moment of […] … learn more→