It’s so much easier to educate students for our past, than for their future. Schools are inherently conservative social systems, as parents we get nervous when our children learn things we don’t understand, and even more when they no longer study things that were important for us.

Australian students are more motivated to succeed at school than their OECD peers, but results from a new report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) show high levels of motivation do not necessarily correspond to high performance.

Advice that children should still be read to as teenagers make sense, as they learn the complex gear changes between speech and prose

Περίληψη

Με τον όρο εκπαιδευτική αλλαγή εννοούμε τη συνεπή και σταθερή εφαρμογή μιας καινοτομίας. Εκπαιδευτική καινοτομία θεωρούμε κάθε νέα ιδέα, φιλοσοφία ή μέθοδο που εισηγείται την αλλαγή σε στάσεις και πρακτικές του επίσημου και του κρυφού αναλυτικού προγράμματος (Κουλουμπαρίτση, 2006).

Five teaching strategies designed to challenge and engage students.