Private tutoring is a growing business, with people spending hundreds of billions of dollars. But is it worth it? And how does a person pick among all the options? If you are considering hiring a tutor, here are five tips to keep in mind. I make these recommendations as a former high school math teacher, current […] … learn more→
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Children’s games of yesteryear prove our enstupidation
“Enstupidation,” the act of making someone stupid, is an actual word. I remember, years ago, explaining to a group of Leftists how the process works. I got nowhere, of course—they couldn’t stop laughing at the word “enstupidation,” to learn anything. It’s sad that so many of our youth are so damaged they’d rather hoot and […] … learn more→
Time, money and method: three things to consider if you’re thinking about homeschooling your child
A successful homeschooling experience happens when children and parents know the expectations, set targets and enjoy it. In some families, one child can be home schooled while another attends a mainstream school – if those options suit the individual children. Homeschooling should be a deliberate choice. That said, there are a growing number of so-called […] … learn more→
Digital has brought new and informal ways of learning
View a video tutorial on YouTube or an online dictionary, work on English in public transport thanks to a dedicated application … To develop their skills, professionals are increasingly using these modes of informal digital learning. This is shown by two studies conducted by the [HRM Digital Lab] of the Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, with a […] … learn more→
The class photo, another story of the school?
As old as the invention of photography, the class photo has become since the middle of the XIX th century a ritual that, in the digital age, remains essential from kindergarten to the end of high school. Witness of her time, the class photo is a reflection, sometimes in spite of herself, of a political, cultural and social […] … learn more→
New global testing standards will force countries to revisit academic rankings
Since 2000 when the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a global academic benchmark for measuring student outcomes by testing 15-year-olds, many global education systems have been impacted by what sometimes looks and feels like a race to rank high. When the OECD launched the Programme for International Student Assessment — PISA — the idea was to […] … learn more→
How Columbine became a blueprint for school shooters
When 12 students and one teacher were killed in Littleton, Colorado 20 years ago, it not only became what at the time was the worst high school shooting in U.S. history. It also marked when American society was first handed a script for a new form of violence in schools. We make that observation as researchers – […] … learn more→
What robots and AI may mean for university lecturers and students
The number of robots around the world is increasing rapidly. And it’s said that automation will threatening more than 800m jobs worldwide by 2030. In the UK, it’s claimed robots will replace 3.6m workers by this date, which means one in five British jobs would be performed by an intelligent machine. Jobs in higher education are no exception […] … learn more→
Intelligence mé trust you received ideas!
Updating our representations of intelligence is not useless in the current context of a knowledge economy. It is now common to hear about smart objects, homes or smart cars. But then does not the human being have an intelligence different from that of machines, objects or even animals, even plants? If everyone – humans, objects, animals and […] … learn more→
Foreign languages: the disappointing results of French students
We often lament the level of young French in foreign languages. What is it really? This is the question that was raised by the National School System Assessment Board ( Cnesco ) at its Consensus Conference on Language Learning, held in March 2019, whose synthesis and recommendations come from to be published this Thursday, April […] … learn more→
