We all have a need to count and to be told, not just children. However, these are the most receptive because their first connection with the world revolves around what they hear and see in order to build their own self. We do not know exactly when and where the first story was told, although we […] … learn more→
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How to use stories to teach English to Infants
School doctors, a role that is too little understood?
While the word is free around incest, Emmanuel Macron spoke at the end of January on social networks to assure the victims of his support and declared that screening and prevention meetings would be set up at the primary level and in college, as part of compulsory medical examinations. This announcement, however, refers to a difficulty in […] … learn more→
Why the curriculum should be based on students’ readiness, not their age
I handed down the final report of a two-year review of the New South Wales school curriculum in June 2020. One of the review’s key recommendations was to introduce what I called “untimed syllabuses”. This is where students who need more time for their learning are given it, and those ready to move on to the next […] … learn more→
What do we lose by abandoning Greek and Latin?
When we could travel without pandemic obstacles, Italy and Greece were preferred destinations for millions of people, who came there attracted by their museums and archaeological sites of those two cultures on which ours is based. Museums in Spain see their rooms full when they organize exhibitions related to the classical world: the success of Las […] … learn more→
England’s education recovery plan should focus on wellbeing, not on ‘catching up’
The most recent lockdown and school closures have, once again, thrown educational provision in England into crisis. Nearly a full year of disruption of schooling will have had a serious effect on children’s education. The outgoing children’s commissioner, Anne Longfield, has called for children to be at the heart of the recovery from COVID-19. The government […] … learn more→
The best A-level subjects for the ones who want to conquer the world, one subject at a time
Teenage is all about discovering likes, desires, and wants, apart from spending all those hours on Instagram and TikTok. Although if you are someone who always has been well aware of their choices and only believes in learning and growing, the standard curriculum might bore you. So how do you spice up your program? The […] … learn more→
Why do we call it ‘ e-learning ‘ when we mean video conferencing?
Since March 2020 we have been living the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and we have been able to observe its consequences in the educational system. We have been talking about the potential of Information and Communication Technologies for many years, but it is now that we have realized what virtual teaching means. The analysis cannot be […] … learn more→
The mask in the nursery, an embarrassment for the socialization of toddlers ?
In September 2020, wearing a mask became compulsory for nursery staff. Early childhood professionals wondered about its possible repercussions on young children, sometimes accommodated for long periods (50 hours per week for some). We collected the testimonies of nearly 600 of them during a survey conducted in December 2020 posted on the site of “Pros de la petitefance”. After indicating on […] … learn more→
Homeschooling: links with inequality are far from new
In 2020, the pandemic has made homeschooling a fact of life. Even before this, though, what was once the obscure choice of a few families has grown in popularity over the past decade. In 2019, the Children’s Commissioner for England estimated that around 60,000 children were homeschooled. A persistent concern over homeschooling as a result of COVID-19 has been […] … learn more→
Is English really learned in schools with a bilingual program?
Bilingual education in public and subsidized schools has improved language learning and put an end to the traditional low levels of linguistic competence of students in Spain. Under the auspices of the European Commission, in the 90s a methodological approach known as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL / CLIL) was designed, which consists of teaching […] … learn more→