Education
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Student protests show Australian education does get some things right
Australian students’ activities over the past week evidence their knowledge and capabilities in an education system valuing both economic and…
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New to the bookshelf: school Christmas reading list
Here are some of Australia's latest and greatest new books for school-age children and teenagers.
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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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Language in, language out.
Adam Voigt: "What I think I got wrong is that this model is probably far more important for Classroom Practitioners…
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SA striking for first time in 10 years
South Australian teachers have been rallying for improved working and learning conditions while QLD schools campaign for human rights on Nauru…
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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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‘Finish strong’ should be your mantra
Now is the time to watch our words, resist temptation to ‘shoot from the hip’ and make decisions on the…
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The thing that makes a teacher great and data cannot recreate
“The problem is, I think, that education’s becoming far too data driven and the teacher’s judgements are being set too…
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What if Plato was wrong and music education doesn’t matter?
Claims that music boosts intelligence, emotional wellbeing and psychosocial development, have been researched, debated and oft-proven over the decades but…
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