Education

‘I have never felt so frightened’: Australia’s coronavirus schools messaging must address teacher concerns

In a Facebook video this week Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government wanted schools to open up for all…

4 years ago

New-world education: What’s needed to lead schools into the future

The global pandemic has changed the way we think about schools, communities, and society as a whole – and will…

4 years ago

What is homeschooling? And should I be doing that with my kid during the coronavirus lockdown?

Age levels and year levels are less important in home education – children’s work is targeted to where they are…

4 years ago

How not to fall for coronavirus BS: avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought

The answer for the kind of panicked flurry in reasoning may lie in a field of critical thinking called vice…

4 years ago

COVID-19 has thrown year 12 students’ lives into chaos. So what can we do?

Reducing the breadth of material covered, as a system wide response, is a sensible option – either the detail in…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Remembering the value of school in a time of crisis

The 2010s saw a growing tendency to argue against the principle of mass compulsory schooling.

4 years ago

Other countries are shutting schools – why does the Australian government say it’s safe to keep them open?

A big part of it is that there have been no documented outbreaks in schools that infected children have attended…

4 years ago

Schools are moving online, but not all children start out digitally equal

We are witnessing a massive global social experiment with children and how they deal with this new way of learning.

4 years ago

Schools provide food for many hungry children. This needs to continue when classes go online

Expanding a program that provides food supply packs to homes should be feasible with the level of funding committed by…

4 years ago

Kids shouldn’t have to repeat a year of school because of coronavirus. There are much better options

Many students are likely to be behind, and some will be very far behind. If schools are closed for all…

4 years ago

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