School bullying can have serious consequences for victims including depression, psychosis, self-harm and suicide. With increasing evidence of harm, a groundswell of school anti-bullying programs and campaigns in Australia and internationally have vowed to stamp out bullying. The schools’ intentions are good, but often these programs have not been properly evaluated for effectiveness, and studies show some types of programs can actually make bullying […] … learn more→
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Not every school’s anti-bullying program works – some may actually make bullying worse
Why we can’t overlook textbook piracy
It’s exam season, a time when textbook publishers’ revenues should be booming, but that’s not quite the reality. About a quarter of students admit that they regularly pirate academic content, and on average academic publishers lose more than 28 per cent of their potential revenue to textbook piracy. The industry has already begun to feel […] … learn more→
The skills of 21st century lawyers
Like other professions, the legal profession has evolved in recent years and, like other sectors, has been particularly influenced by globalization and technology. In relation to globalization, on the one hand, there is a greater need to offer legal services of greater international scope and there are also more and more law students who travel […] … learn more→
Stays abroad: the best way to learn a language?
“Immerse yourself in the language,” “impregnate”, “immerse yourself in a language bath”, all expressions that may suggest that a stay abroad is the miracle solution to learn a second language. Here, we want to quote the author of the blog “The world of languages” : “the problem with this myth is that it leads you to believe […] … learn more→
Essential tips for traveling while studying
Access to free essays is one of the numerous benefits we get off the internet, and with that, everyone can get help from the internet for whatever issues they might be facing. There are plenty of various tips on studying such as using Grammarly, the free online plagiarism checker for students, Copywritely and so on. […] … learn more→
Debate: Would the “basement school” be a victim of a curse?
The rapporteur of the Blanquer legislation in the Senate, “the school of the base is a good subject, which deserves to be discussed.” Beautiful subject so that a structure covering all levels of compulsory schooling and basic knowledge, but subject too explosive? How to understand that the prospect of such a school, once viewed favorably by the […] … learn more→
Walk inside a plant cell or glide over a coral reef: three ways virtual reality is revolutionising teaching
You’ve probably heard how Virtual Reality (VR) is going to change everything: the way we work, the way we live, the way we play. Still, for every truly transformative technology, there are landfills of hoverboards, 3D televisions, Segways, and MiniDiscs – the technological scrap it turns out we didn’t need. It’s reasonable to approach VR […] … learn more→
“Diversity” is the most practiced campus religion
I remember when the war drums were beating loudly for us to attack Iraq. While we all know the mainstream media lie machine went into overdrive (hello, babies tossed from incubators! Hi yellowcake! Greetings WMDs!), most don’t know that on campus, things got a little deranged as well. One of the least known derangements was […] … learn more→
High school students, students: seven tracks to gain fluency in oral
The joke is known. Reacting to a poll in the London Sunday Times in 1973 that Americans are more afraid of public speaking than death, comedian Jerry Seinfeld said that if people were to attend a funeral, they would rather in the coffin rather than take charge of the funeral eulogy … High school students , if you feel a certain apprehension […] … learn more→
Arab-Canadian high school students call for globalized curriculum to change stereotypes
I was a full-time high school teacher in an Ontario Islamic school in 2008 when I noticed that my Arab Muslim students led lives of religious conformity at school that reflected their Islamic values at home but did not necessarily define their full selves. For example, many students who wore the hijab or who prayed […] … learn more→