Victorian education minister James Merlino’s announcement mobile phones will be banned for all students at state primary and secondary schools is certainly a bold move. The policy has been justified as a direct response to mounting levels of cyberbullying, concerns over distractions and schools struggling with discipline relating to students’ misuse of phones. Students will have to […] … learn more→

Fairy tales, which are said to be aimed at children , evoke a wonderful world a priori and most of them end on a happy or esteemed outcome. The peregrinations of heroes, however, aim to educate young readers by helping them discover the social world and the natural world. They do not avoid confrontation with danger, evil, fault. The universe […] … learn more→

Look up the word executive, and you’ll find the definition is, “relating to or having the power to put plans or actions into effect.” Fine. The definition defined further with the use of an example? Well, that’s a bit more contentious – “an executive chairman.” A bit more interesting. However little, some progress was made […] … learn more→

Would you know how to change the double push – button discharge mechanism of your house’s cistern? How to prepare an apple pie? And how to make a French braid? Surely you have answered no to any of these questions, but I am sure you would know where to consult to learn how to perform these tasks. “How to […] … learn more→

To describe the French school in its current organization, the usual expression of “unique school” seems quite relevant: it is an institution open to all, offering each student the same programs, the same possibilities courses, and masters trained identically. From all these points of view, the single school is presented as that of equal opportunities. His […] … learn more→

According to international comparisons conducted by the OECD , France is part of a quarter of the countries whose duration of the school year is the shortest, not exceeding 36 weeks, while the median is 38 weeks – and that one third of the countries is beyond 40 weeks). Only two countries have a school year shorter than […] … learn more→

There is no denying the fact that a prime education initializes, maintains, and stabilizes one’s future. Everything that you’ve learned in your classroom – from solving a calculus problem on the blackboard to reciting a Shakespearean sonnet, education has and will continue to augment itself in various unthinkable ways. With time, technology has allowed digital […] … learn more→

Our good buddy The Thesis Whisperer wrote a fab post on ‘how to run a blog for 8 years and not go insane‘ in 2018. It is a cracker of a post and gives excellent insight into how TW has managed to maintain such quality and longevity! At the time it was published, I read […] … learn more→

With so much student loan money pouring onto campus, it’s only natural for much of it to be wasted. One of the largest, most evil wastes of this money is to “Diversity Institutes,” fiefdoms packed with $100,000 (often much more) a year commissars eager to enforce social justice. This waste just leads to more waste, […] … learn more→

A foreign language is one, different from the mother tongue, which is learned in an academic (formal) context within a community in which that language is not used as a means of communication. Unlike a foreign language, a second language can be learned in a formal or informal context, and is used as a means […] … learn more→