Gifted, intellectually precocious (EIP) or high potential (EHP) children: these names are increasingly common in discussions about education. This goes from the observation of a not insignificant number of pupils concerned in France, to the criteria of detection and support of this profile with particular need. This subject comes up at school: in the teachers’ room […] … learn more→

Nurseries can be noisy places. A clutch of three-year-olds gathered round a book shout excitedly. Across the room, a small committee of toddlers negotiates over stickers and string. Outside, key workers encourage pairs of miniature gymnasts while others sing to drowsy babies. And through the cacophony, children’s use of language develops. For parents collecting their […] … learn more→

Setting goals to try to outdo your previous best effort is known as growth goal setting or personal best goals. It is fundamentally focused on self improvement, such as investing more time or effort in a task than before or striving to achieve a higher result in the next test than the previous one. Research […] … learn more→

The mandatory use of the mask was published in the BOE in May 2020, three months after declaring the start of the pandemic caused by Covid-19. It also included children from 6 years of age, and was recommended for the little ones. This imposition was maintained at the beginning of the school year, although the safety […] … learn more→

Schools that encourage their students to care for their classmates’ feelings and to peacefully resolve conflicts with their peers can lower incidents of bullying, according to our peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development in June 2021. We surveyed 1,850 Brazilian schoolchildren ages 7 to 15 and their teachers over a three-month period in […] … learn more→

To remember things, you need to give them your full attention. American neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice, Lisa Genova’s key findings on preventing Alzheimer’s disease show how to enhance memory to retain information. This research can be adapted to children. Children can be supported to exercise their mind muscles. They can learn the […] … learn more→

As school winds down for the summer, it is worth considering the past 16 months of pandemic schooling. As difficult as this time has been for schools and families, it provided an opportunity to ask: What insights into parent-teacher relations has the pandemic provided so far? The adage “it takes a village to raise a […] … learn more→

It’s not uncommon to hear teachers and other educators talk about being “June tired” — the way they typically feel in June after a full school year. But this year, educational workers may be experiencing a new, and much deeper, form of fatigue. Teachers, principals and other school staff spent this past year perpetually shifting between in-school and […] … learn more→

A Coalition party room meeting this week debated the A$1.7 billion childcare package announced in the budget, which would increase subsidies for families with more than one child in care and remove a cap on subsidies for higher-income families. Some MPs reportedly argued childcare shouldn’t be the only type of care being subsidised and parents should also […] … learn more→

If humans and mosquitoes had a battle at the end of the world, who would win? That’s the question I pose to 30 young kids each summer during a two-week camp called “Mosquitoes & Me” in Des Moines, Iowa. I am an educational anthropologist who studies the cultural dynamics of science education. Along with my colleagues Lyric Bartholomay and Sara […] … learn more→