Neuroscience has found a clear relationship between music and language acquisition. Bluntly: learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read. Both activities share a network superimposed on the brain. From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain developed the acquisition of music much earlier than that of language and then used that […] … learn more→
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Learning music teaches reading
“Learning in the 21st century”: a bet on collective intelligence
It is high time that the learning of curiosity prevails over that of submission. This is the “credo” on which Learn in the 21st century is based , the important and fascinating contribution that François Taddei has just made to the reflection on the future of the school and the issues of knowledge. If we want to progress towards a “learning […] … learn more→
More primary schools could scrap homework – a former classroom teacher’s view
At the beginning of this school year, it wasn’t just children who were grumbling about homework. A despairing comment on social media by comedian Rob Delaney about the amount demanded of his children sparked much debate – and plenty of support from frustrated parents. Not everyone agrees of course. According to the Campaign for Real Education […] … learn more→
I watched the stars and danced jazz with migrants at the university (1)
Migrants ? Refugees? Exiles? Asylum seekers ? The Prefect talks about asylum seekers. I will use the term refugees for simplicity now. At the end of August 2018, the Prefect is looking for a gymnasium to welcome for three weeks refugees to leave a gymnasium in the city of Évry. In agreement with the president of the University Paris-Sud and the director of the UFR STAPS , the Prefect thus […] … learn more→
Give scientific evidence men, women are different = BANNED, De-Published
“But there are no peer reviewed papers disputing global warming.” 20ish years ago, when global warming was being crammed down our throats every day, the above was often cited as “proof” that climate warming was real. Climategate 1.0 exposed the reason for the lack of such studies was because pressure was being placed on journals […] … learn more→
Getting with the PID programme
If you’re a researcher in any field, chances are you want people to find, read and use your stuff, right? You probably want them to continue finding it, using it and correctly attributing it to you, whether it’s twenty days or twenty years after publication. In our current state of digital deluge, we’re pretty good […] … learn more→
The misfortune is in the meadow: high school students are investigating the Great War
How to interest 16-year-olds in the first world conflict other than by reading hairy letters or the eternal visit to a war memorial? How to make the violence of war and its consequences palpable in a region at the opposite end of the line? These two questions are at the origin of an educational experiment conducted […] … learn more→
Learning music early can make your child a better reader
Neuroscience has found a clear relationship between music and language acquisition. Put simply, learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read. Music, language and the brain Music processing and language development share an overlapping network in the brain. From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain developed music processing well […] … learn more→
Teach the economy with “The Simpsons”
The economy, a matter too abstract? If it permeates their daily lives, from the evolution of prices at the local supermarket to the opening of a bank account, through the search for a summer job, the economy raises many a priori in students. Even in business schools, though frequented by young people interested in principle by the […] … learn more→
School sanctions: about the rehabilitation of “lines”
“You’ll copy me a hundred times:” I do not have to wear a cap in class “”. If this response to the incivility of a student looks outdated, could it still resonate in classes today? In any case, this modality of punishment was indeed recommended by Jean-Michel Blanquer, during the presentation on October 31, 2018 of its action […] … learn more→
