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The ethics of care as a basis for the coeducational curriculum

The ethics of care as a basis for the coeducational curriculum

Care is an essential right to sustain life. All people need it to have a decent life. In Spain, more than 75% of the people who provide care to dependent people are women . In the rest of the world the proportions are similar . In a social and cultural context based on inequality, care is understood as women’s work. In addition, it […] … learn more→

Teachers are quitting – here’s what could be done to get them to stay

Teachers are quitting – here’s what could be done to get them to stay

Each year roughly one in ten state school classroom teachers in England leave the profession. This is a significant problem when the government continues to miss teacher recruitment targets. Just recently, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged that more teachers are needed to implement his policy of maths education until the age of 18. My research, published in a working paper for the Institute […] … learn more→

Drawing pictures is great for children’s development – here’s how parents can help

Drawing pictures is great for children’s development – here’s how parents can help

When the weather’s bad and there’s no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a fun activity. It has wide-ranging benefits for children’s development. Here, we’ve outlined some of the ways drawing […] … learn more→

Are the odd courses of ESO and Baccalaureate more difficult?

Are the odd courses of ESO and Baccalaureate more difficult?

The change of educational stage generates concern in students, families and the educational community. Probably, this uncertainty suggests that the odd courses are more difficult, especially in secondary and high school. Curiously, this idea is not equally widespread with respect to odd-numbered grades in primary school. What is it that makes us think like this about the […] … learn more→

Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour

Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour

A major international report says the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools is among the “least favourable” in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). On Tuesday, the OECD released a profile on education in Australia. Its findings follow headlines about student behaviour and a federal parliamentary inquiry into “increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms”. How severe is the problem and what can […] … learn more→

How creativity promotes sustainability and improves disruptive behaviors in the classroom

How creativity promotes sustainability and improves disruptive behaviors in the classroom

When we think of creativity applied to education, the first thing that comes to mind are different manifestations of artistic expression; but we forget that creativity and another related concept such as innovation refer to much more, to a way of “being” and “being” in the world. Among the multiple definitions of creativity, we are left […] … learn more→

Key insights: The importance of SD-WAN in education

Key insights: The importance of SD-WAN in education

Due to the pandemic, all schools—primary, secondary, college, and university—have been compelled to rely on online education. The great majority of educational institutions have begun the new school year with either online training alone or a hybrid approach that combines both classroom and online components. Even before the pandemic, online education was growing increasingly essential […] … learn more→

The good, the bad and the ugly: what the image of the Physical Education teacher says

The good, the bad and the ugly: what the image of the Physical Education teacher says

Does the physical appearance of a teacher have any importance? What if he is a physical education teacher? Taking into account certain issues that I explain below, we can consider that the physical education teachers’ bodies themselves carry out pedagogical work and, in turn, this “work” of the body has repercussions on the bodies of other people, […] … learn more→

Ten steps to implement the technological and scientific approach in the classroom

Ten steps to implement the technological and scientific approach in the classroom

In recent decades, our society has changed substantially. Responses to this large-scale social change have been varied and from various quarters. Educational systems have modified their orientation to focus on the development of basic skills that allow citizens to function in their social environment. These abilities are identified with a series of competencies that go beyond theoretical […] … learn more→