Designing and constructing any type of building requires a lot of skill and knowledge crucial for today’s developing world. Since that is precisely the job description of civil engineer technicians, they have an important role in both design and construction. In this article, you can learn more about civil engineering technicians, what they do, and […] … learn more→
Civil engineering technician as one of the most sought-after career choices
The metaverse offers a future full of potential – for terrorists and extremists, too
The metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks. The metaverse is an immersive virtual reality version of the internet where people can interact with digital objects and digital representations of themselves and others, and can move more or less freely from one virtual environment to another. It can also involve […] … learn more→
Capitol assault: the real reason Trump and the crowd almost killed US democracy
It was the moment that could have brought US democracy to its knees. One year ago, around noon on January 6, 2021, Donald Trump gave the concluding speech to a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington DC. Within an hour, protesters attacked and then breached barricades around the Capitol Building, seat of the US Congress. […] … learn more→
School closure debates put teachers unions front and center
Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a spike in COVID-19 infections. The dispute echoes those that occurred earlier in the pandemic when some of the nation’s biggest school districts battled unions over school reopening plans and […] … learn more→
The hidden ways College can make you feel uneasy
College is an incredibly exciting time, during this period you are not only making an investment in your educational growth, but your personal growth as well. With growth, however, comes growing pains. Sometimes all the excitement can overshadow some of the ways that the college experience can give you pause. Instead of ignoring, or dwelling […] … learn more→
The generation gap, a challenge for educational transmission
It was in the 1970s that the existence of a generation gap, in the sense of a generational break between “young people” on the one hand and adults on the other, appeared in a number of scientific works. . Noting the emergence of a new age group since the end of the Second World War, […] … learn more→
The role of Institutes in suicide prevention
Have you ever stopped to think how much time a teenager spends in their life in their school? What if, in this context, time was dedicated to caring for mental health and promoting emotional well-being? The answer is clear: benefits, improvements and progress. Suicide deaths have increased in the last year. In Spain it is already the leading […] … learn more→
College students with young kids – especially mothers – find themselves in a time crunch
We found that college students who have children had significantly less time for college than their childless peers – about 4.3 hours less per week, to be specific – and that this “time poverty” is greatest for mothers of preschool-age children. That’s according to a 2021 study of 11,195 U.S. college students. Our study found other trends as well. Student […] … learn more→
Recess is a time of conflict for children. Here are 6 school design tips to keep the peace
Conflict is one of the main barriers to children’s play during school recess. Research has found students experience an average of one conflict at recess every three minutes. My own research shows how well-designed school grounds can reduce conflict and help vulnerable students take part in recess play activities. Clashes happen most often when children organise play themselves. Causes include difficulties […] … learn more→
What ethical principles should be respected to be a good teacher?
What exactly is being a good teacher? It is first of all, of course, to master the discipline that one teaches, and to know how to transmit the knowledge which composes it – this aptitude to stage and in riddles the knowledge being what one calls “the didactic expertise. “. But, beyond these skills, it is […] … learn more→