The Conversation

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Can you tell fact from fiction in the news? Most students can’t

Despite the issues with trust, news media is a critical part of keeping up to date and informed for most…

6 years ago

NAPLAN 2018 summary results: a few weeks late, but otherwise little change from previous years

This year’s NAPLAN results have finally landed. The results are a few weeks behind schedule, due to disagreement over how scores should…

6 years ago

Fewer students expect to go to university but does this matter?

A smaller proportion of Australian teenagers are expecting to go to university or TAFE than they did 15 years ago,…

6 years ago

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