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→
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Are classes effective through YouTube?
Debate: What sociology says about the origins of school inequalities
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→
Do young French people have too many school holidays?
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→
5 Digital trends in the education system to shape the future
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→
Things it has taken me 8 years to learn
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→
“Sexist” scholar reported to bias response team…your taxes pay for this.
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→
The languages of the future: What second foreign language to study?
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→
Don’t let isolation kill your distance learning dream: 5 ways to learn better
Distance learning or Massive open online course (MOOC) was once the gift of technology to humankind. eLearning has been a progressive idea which claimed to be the substitute for schools and learning institutes. And for a while, it did become the alternative for traditional learning for people who could not or didn’t want to attend […] … learn more→
What’s the point of education? It’s no longer just about getting a job
For much of human history, education has served an important purpose, ensuring we have the tools to survive. People need jobs to eat and to have jobs, they need to learn how to work. Education has been an essential part of every society. But our world is changing and we’re being forced to change with […] … learn more→
Education sector & IoT: The benefits of evolution
The field of information and technology has been working on getting things done with a single touch for as long as we can remember. This current decade marks the peak of evolution in the sector of IT with its miraculous developments. The concept of “Internet of Things – IoT” is no stranger to this. The […] … learn more→
