Many people believe teaching is an easy job involving short days and long holidays. Anyone working in the profession, however, will tell you this is not the truth. They will tell you teaching is a rewarding job, but that teachers are stressed and overworked. This has been made worse by a severe teacher shortage in recent years. In […] … learn more→

Many of us remember vividly being yelled at or feeling threatened by a family member, a teacher, or a boss. Terrifying experiences often get imprinted in our memory; remembering frightening events is essential to avoid them in future. It is a normal reaction that promotes our survival. This strong connection between fear and memory may lead […] … learn more→

When we play chess or cards, we can feel like we are racking our brains. But is it true that they stimulate our mind? Can playing board games help us train memory, attention or impulse control? Play, in addition to a recognized right of childhood, is what allows us to learn from our environment from an early […] … learn more→

Earlier this month, a Senate inquiry recommended Australian students get specific lessons in how to behave. Following concerns about increasing levels of disruptive behaviour in Australian schools at both primary and high school levels, the inquiry wants to see: the explicit teaching of behaviour [as a] vital component of the Australian Curriculum. This would mean behaviour would […] … learn more→

It’s tempting to see the next little while as a space free from work, a space that gives you time to work. Well, of course you can do this if you want to, if you need to. For people who are part time doctoral researchers, sometimes the late December period is one of the few […] … learn more→

Tuesday December 5, 2023, communicating on the results of French students in the international PISA survey, the Minister of National Education Gabriel Attal proposed revising primary school curricula to gradually adopt the Singapore method, seen as a remedy for the “level” considered too low in mathematics. Can the objective of improving the performance of French students […] … learn more→

In August 2023, the White House announced a plan to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 schools – and with good reason. Between 2018 and mid-September 2023, there were 386 recorded cyberattacks in the U.S. education sector and cost those schools $35.1 billion. K-12 schools were the primary target. The new White House initiative includes a collaboration with federal agencies that […] … learn more→

You may be familiar with the popular TikTok trend, #ATARreaction. You see the face of a Year 12 student logging on to their computer, then they wait a few moments before they collapse in tears, relief and celebration. You have just witnessed them receive their final results. It is Year 12 results season around Australia. […] … learn more→

Every three years, an early Christmas gift arrives for the global education community from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Programme for International Student Assessments (Pisa) is an international test in which 15 year olds are tested on their knowledge and skills. It relegates those far below the Pisa top ten as […] … learn more→

Across Australia, students are receiving and digesting important exam results. University students began receiving their semester 2 results at the end of November. This week and early next week, Year 12 students are also receiving their final marks. Love them or loathe them, exams have featured prominently in education for centuries. For almost as long, debate has raged about whether […] … learn more→