● Making Coding and Artificial Intelligence (AKA) a new subject is an elitist policy. ● An overly industry-centric policy orientation risks neglecting broader educational goals. ● Instead of adding new subjects, teacher capacity development is more necessary. Last February 2025 , the Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education […] … learn more→
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What body language contributes and how to teach it in school
When humans begin our life journey as infants, our only form of communication is through body language, which includes expressive movement and gestures, as well as the sounds that accompany these gestures. When we acquire other languages, expressive movement becomes unintentional, so speech can be clear without its support. Although this bodily expression is innate […] … learn more→

Inventing new words
Even though it seems highly rule-bound, the English language changes all the time. Every year new words are added to the dictionary. These days a lot of new words come from popular culture and new technologies. And they spread online. New words are made by changing existing words, adding to them, abbreviating them or they are spoken […] … learn more→

Exams coming up? Use the science of memory to improve how you revise
“I did revise… it just didn’t go in!” Sound familiar? What about “I turned over the exam paper and my mind just went blank…” It’s worrying to feel like everything you’re doing to prepare for an exam somehow isn’t working. But you can harness the science behind how memory works to make your revision more […] … learn more→

Boat Race row is just the latest example of a century of academic dispute over teacher education
When the men’s and women’s boats took to the water for the 2025 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, a few students who would have hoped to be part of the crews were missing. Matt Heywood, Molly Foxell and Kate Crowley, all of Cambridge, did not take part after a complaint from Oxford University Boat Club over their eligibility was […] … learn more→

What are (or can be) questions used for in learning?
As teachers, but also when we need to explain anything to anyone, we are interested in approaching topics in a simple and direct manner. Dialogue is a valuable tool not only for teaching, but also for inquiry, discovery, and dialogue. We call Socratic maieutics the method by which the teacher, through questions, helps the student […] … learn more→

ICE can now enter K-12 schools − here’s what educators should know about student rights and privacy
United States federal agents tried to enter two Los Angeles elementary schools on April 7, 2025, and were denied entry, according to the Los Angeles Times. The agents were apparently seeking contact with five students who had allegedly entered the country without authorization. The Trump administration has been targeting foreign-born college students and professors for deportation since February 2025. This […] … learn more→

What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog
Understanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living beings alike. In a remarkably prescient 1948 report, Alan Turing – the father of modern computer science – proposed the construction of machines that display intelligent behavior. He also discussed the “education” of […] … learn more→

Music: Art or Science? From Pythagoras to Harmonic Tubes
Music uses sounds and silences to evoke emotions and create aesthetic experiences in the listener. Its ability to convey feelings and emotions makes it a powerful medium for emotional communication. It is a cultural product that has been present in all human societies, reflecting and shaping the traditions and values of each culture. As Ludwig van […] … learn more→

‘How was school today?’ How to help kids open up and say more than ‘fine’
One of the first things parents want to ask their children after school is “how was your day?” We simply want to know how they are going and what happened at school. But these conversations can feel like pulling teeth. Often you may only get a “good” or “fine” (if you’re lucky). Why are children […] … learn more→