Meet Otis. He's eight years old and until recently he didn't want to read or write. Then his teacher changed the way she taught and things began to improve.
Education
Aug 21, 2020
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Reading is an important predictor of future academic performance in all subjects and through all levels of school. The World Literacy Organization notes that weak reading skills predict lower income levels as an adult, increased ...
Education
Feb 24, 2020
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The 2020 election is approaching—how should we talk with children about this election and about politics more broadly? The findings of a new multisite study of children's reactions to the 2016 U.S. presidential election ...
Education
Sep 10, 2019
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Ask adults about maths and they'll often say: "I was never very good at maths at school". How can we stop young children growing up today saying the same thing?
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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A group of children proved that they had better manners than a robot as they tried to program it to move, stop, and react to touch as part of a research project at the University of Sussex.
Robotics
Aug 27, 2015
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A University of York scholar has suggested that a major re-appraisal of teaching methods will help to transform the educational opportunities for millions of children in the developing world.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2015
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Recent research from the University of Twente shows that studying the English language is easier for pupils when pop music is being used. In addition, the pupils are more motivated as a result. The Groove.me teaching method ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2014
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"Philanthropy" is usually a word we associate with the world of adults and rich people. Increasingly though, children from a spread of socio-economic backgrounds are participating in and learning about what it means to be ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2013
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Teaching science and technology in primary education is a must if we are to avoid massive shortages of skilled technical staff in the future. It will also equip young people with the skills needed for the 21st century. For ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2013
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Sugata Mitra on Tuesday was awarded a million-dollar TED Prize to pursue the promise of building schools in the Internet cloud where young minds can learn unfettered by grown-ups.
Other
Feb 27, 2013
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