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Why are teachers mostly female? Because men get better pay in other professions
Clearly, the concentration of women in teaching is problematic from a gender equality perspective. Parents, students and schools value the…
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How physical activity in Australian schools can help prevent depression in young people
Physical activity programs within schools should also address the health, mental health and stress-reduction motivations for engaging in physical activity…
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How teachers can identify and help young people self-medicating trauma with drugs and alcohol
They may be constantly on-edge and on the look-out for danger. Trouble sleeping and concentrating are also common.
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For the sake of kids, embrace math
Teachers in both Canada and Australia feel neither competent nor confident in math and, frankly, they are the first to…
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Education
How to beat exam stress
Nearly half (47%) of Australian students report they feel very tense when they study, and 67% report feeling very anxious…
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Education
No state has all the answers in school education
School education in Australia needs to improve in three distinct ways. The Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018 shows how…
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Administration
Why R2D2 could be your child’s teacher sooner than you think
Humanoid robots are a unique case for teaching programming skills to students, because students desire to teach the robot how…
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Administration
There’s no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers
Teachers facing discrimination for their sexual and gender identity can’t support students to deal with theirs.
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How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
Teachers can buffer the stress of divorce or separation and help children adjust to their changed family arrangement. The strategies…
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Education
Year 11 and 12 students in NSW will no longer learn about women’s contributions to physics
The new syllabus has 25 scientists mentioned 56 times. But no women are referred to by name, nor are any…
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