To say that “women are talkative”, that “Africans have rhythm in their skin” or that “the French are rude”, is not just a stereotype, that is to say a ready-made opinion on an individual or a group, it is also a form of essentialization. This term has appeared in recent years with the debates about identities and it is […] … learn more→

Before social media, students rarely knew their teachers beyond their professional position in the classroom. Perhaps we might bump into them in the neighbourhood, at a supermarket, or in a restaurant. But as students, we knew little about teachers “off duty”. Today, much has changed. During COVID, many teachers joined the social media platform TikTok as a […] … learn more→

Your child comes home from school and tells you three classmates are teasing her constantly. One even put chewed gum in her hair as she was listening to the teacher. The other two smiled, laughed and whooped. Hearing this, you understand your child is being bullied and their physical and mental wellbeing are under attack. […] … learn more→

In recent years, some anti-technology discourses have appeared that defend that children and young people should not be exposed to any type of screen. A position that, together with the risks that the use of the Internet and networks have for minors , has also led to an anti-technology vision in the educational field. However, it is an approach that confuses […] … learn more→

In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors that improve learning. The book was based on 800 meta-analyses (a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple studies) of 50,000 […] … learn more→

Social networks are means of communication: they have exceeded their initial objective, which was to promote interaction between subjects, and are now used for financial, commercial and even educational issues. Through them, many of its users learn about different topics. However, they are not yet considered tools for formal learning, although they enable dialogue and foster […] … learn more→

The latest news offered by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Spain in terms of dropout reads as follows: “The early educational dropout rate remains stable at 13.9% in 2022”. How could we interpret this information? It could suggest that 86.1% of students in Spain have obtained a degree in Baccalaureate or Vocational Training. This is so […] … learn more→

Australian schools have been under huge pressures in recent years. On top of concerns about academic progress and staff shortages, schools have faced significant, ongoing disruptions due to COVID and major flooding disasters. In response, there has been considerable attention rightly given to students, families and classroom teachers. But what about the people tasked with leading their schools […] … learn more→

Grading has been central to most education systems for over a century. During the 1800s, students’ achievement in school was communicated to parents through oral progress reports (typically through a visit from teachers to the student’s parents at home). These oral reports were later transformed into written reports and then into grades, first in secondary school, then […] … learn more→

Received by music playing in the courtyard, the children are entering their classrooms. Start the day at CEIP San Isidoro de León. This public center is a kind of “irreducible Gallic village” in which the textbooks have been shot like Roman soldiers thanks to the strength that the project work potion provides its teachers. They resist bravely […] … learn more→