An often overlooked element of providing children with a strong education is the environment in which they learn. We focus on the teachers and the curriculum but not necessarily on where the students are learning. Ignoring a student’s environment is a mistake, as it can have a big impact on their overall ability to learn […] … learn more→

Can a school ban a child from praying, or do schools have to provide accommodations for children with certain beliefs? – Isaac T., 17, Flint, Michigan Can you imagine starting each day at school joining your class in a prayer that you might not believe in? Back in the 1950s, many teachers led the class […] … learn more→

Educators and parents buy educational apps (EduApps) to help children learn, bringing in billions of dollars for the mobile app industry, a significant portion of which goes into the pockets of leading app stores. But when people visit app stores, they are overwhelmed with hundreds of thousands of options. Children can learn from well-designed EduApps, but choosing bad apps wastes schools’ […] … learn more→

There has been a notable rise in parents choosing to home educate their children over recent years, and particularly since the COVID pandemic. Elective home education – carrying out a child’s education at home, outside the school system – is a legal right in the UK. The number of families home educating is not known. There is no legal requirement […] … learn more→

If we are to believe the media and the French political class, schools, teaching and, more broadly, education are in crisis in our country. There are countless press articles that relay this idea; the same thing on social networks and on television. The program Zone interdite on the M6 ​​channel broadcast, for example, in November 2023, a […] … learn more→

A geographer attached to an educational sciences laboratory, Pascal Clerc has been working on learning spaces for over ten years. He is particularly interested in the organization of classrooms, but also in playgrounds and open-air schools. Entitled Emancipate or Control? Students and School in the 21st Century , his essay published on August 28, 2024 by Autrement, […] … learn more→

We start from a recent event that occurred in the Swedish elementary education system. After decades of investing in a public education policy based on the use of digital and virtual tools – which has made the country a global reference in the sector – the Swedish government is now striving to convince the current […] … learn more→

Whether we teach in person or remotely, whether for direct work with students in the classroom or for meetings or day-to-day management, there are some tools and platforms that usually come to mind easily. These include Google Classroom or virtual classrooms developed specifically by the education departments of each autonomous community or educational center. However, we have […] … learn more→

Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy. The idea is this prepares students “for the future”, because “technology is everywhere”. But as our two recent studies suggest, the way students respond to test questions on computers may not be the same as on paper. This is […] … learn more→

Since the start of this school year, we have been surveying teachers in South Australia about sexist views among students. This is part of our research into how online worlds are shaping Australian schooling. In May, we reported the first round of our research. We found South Australian teachers were experiencing a rise in sexist and […] … learn more→