“I am going to tell you what happened a long time ago in Ukraine, in an unknown but cool and charming corner of this country. » Thus opens the first episode of Maroussia by P.-J. many times, has enjoyed lasting success in France and today takes on particular importance. Stahl adopts the form of the tale, which refers the story to a distant […] … learn more→

Do you want to do more for your patients? If so, you might be thinking about becoming a nurse practitioner. There are a lot of people who are looking to become nurses. This is a field that is in very high demand, so nurses have plenty of opportunities to find amazing jobs. At the same […] … learn more→

More than 80% of the French population is urban and, with it, the vast majority of schools. How then can most students be able to benefit from these open-air classes that we are talking about more and more? Can school in nature really become the educational revolution of the 21st century  ? First, let’s remember that, if the term “nature” implies […] … learn more→

There is a social, cultural and educational gap that has become more evident in the years of pandemic and confinement. Facing it requires actions that in many cases are carried out in educational centers, but in others they must be addressed from political measures. This is the only way to cover all sides and serve the […] … learn more→

When parents look for information to help them choose a good elementary or secondary school for their child, they often turn to a variety of sources online. For instance, they may check out state government websites that provide “report cards” on local schools. Examples include Virginia’s School Quality Profiles or Ohio’s School Report Cards. Parents might also rely […] … learn more→

Humor is an everyday element. We witness it in the media, at a gathering of friends, we use it with the family, at work… It is an inherent element of our condition as human beings. So what about teaching? Are we aware of the power it has? It is likely that we remember in our student stage […] … learn more→

I’ve been teaching college English for more than 30 years. Four years ago, I stopped putting grades on written work, and it has transformed my teaching and my students’ learning. My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. Starting in elementary school, teachers rate student work – sometimes with stars and checkmarks, sometimes […] … learn more→

Students are facing significant psycho-social challenges as they return to their classrooms after two years of uneven pandemic schooling. Should schools be adding unnecessary tests to an overburdened educational system? Canada’s Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC) seems to think so: Between April 18 and May 27, CMEC will administer the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) to a sample […] … learn more→

Children in Ireland experienced one of the longest school closures among rich countries during the first wave of the pandemic. School children lost 141 days of face-to-face instruction during the 2019-2020 academic year. I and other researchers have been tracking the impact of the pandemic on the education and wellbeing of children in Ireland through the nationwide Children’s […] … learn more→

In the tradition of the Social Sciences, the research techniques that allow the development of empathy have been those of the ethnographic method, which have been exported to other disciplines: participant observation and in-depth interview. Active meaningful learning methodologies within the framework of research focused on teaching are thus articulated at the intersection between training […] … learn more→