These days, we hear about the theme of the alarming drop in spelling levels among students and more broadly about the difficulties students encounter in French . But it has been a long time since we deplored in France the lack of mastery of spelling. By way of illustration, in an article written in 1993 by the linguist Jean-Marie Klinkenberg on the recurring […] … learn more→

When Yusuf Islam – the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens – had his first child, he wrote her a song. Her name was Hasanah and the song was a kind of ABC of the Muslim faith: A is for Allah, nothing but Allah … Ka is for kalima, a word we’re taught to teach us […] … learn more→

Most children in the UK own their own phone by the age of 11. In China children get their first phone at an even younger age, with 88% of first to third-grade pupils (aged six to nine) reported to have their own smartphone. If children have their own phone, they may well take it to school with them […] … learn more→

Some parents have been raising concerns about the teaching of critical race theory in public schools in the United States. Recently, these specious claims have been showing up in Canada too. School boards are being questioned for their anti-racism policies and the teaching of CRT to students. The Waterloo Region Record recently published a story that […] … learn more→

“I feel happy when I play with “¡Musiquem!”. I don’t know how to explain it, it’s happiness. Maybe later I can become a great cellist. » It was with these words that Sara, a primary school student, told how she felt after the concert that her school orchestra gave in the symphony hall of the Auditorio de Castellón […] … learn more→

In a wealthy country like Australia, a time with no government schools seems unimaginable. But back in the 1840s, when the Sisters of Mercy opened the first seconadary school in Western Australia, there were only a few tiny private schools. Many children, particularly girls, received no formal education. Women religious, or nuns, made education more accessible. Their […] … learn more→

Children’s social and emotional development can vary in a classroom setting. Some students will be more developed than others, resulting in teachers having to educate while managing group behavior. Paulette Chaffee, teacher and children’s advocate, has observed that a proactive approach to managing class conduct while assisting students with behavioral problems is to set up […] … learn more→

NAPLAN scores can tell us about a child’s learning, but can they also help us to support learners who have had a serious injury or a long-term chronic illness like asthma or epilepsy? Children who spend time in hospital for these reasons miss out on time in class and are at risk of performing below the national […] … learn more→

Since the end of the 1960s , work on language acquisition, both in children and adults, has focused on how humans are able to develop one or more initial languages ​​(the language “native” which is often conjugated in the plural) then other additional languages ​​(“foreign” languages). This work has highlighted the complex nature of these processes, including the […] … learn more→

The pandemic pushed universities to launch or accelerate plans for delivering examinations online. These forced transitions have often been painful, involving stress and burnout. Exams have been a big pain point. There are many accounts from the pandemic of widespread cheating in online exams. These range from the amusing to the depressing. Regardless, cheating creates problems for everyone involved. […] … learn more→