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When getting an ‘A’ might trigger disordered eating
Students that attach intense emotions to academic achievement may be more at risk for developing an eating disorder. Here's how…
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Water’s not optional, but its packaging is up to you
Whether you’ve thought about your water options or not, students and staff will be drinking water throughout their time at…
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Is there a crisis in public education?
It is widely claimed that there is a crisis in public schooling, or at the very least, that there is…
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Biggest overhaul of NSW year 12 syllabus in 20 years
New syllabuses for HSC English, maths, science and history were released on February 20, updating the knowledge and skills students…
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Teaching with Indigenous resources
Teaching Aboriginal studies is especially difficult if you are non-Aboriginal. Very little in your education or experience has prepared you…
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Rethinking how we assess learning in schools
There is a major flaw in the way we currently assess school students. By labelling them as either “good” or…
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More parents are choosing to home school their children: why?
More parents in New South Wales (NSW) are choosing to home school their child. There are now around 10,000 registered…
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Stop focusing on ‘the problem’ in Indigenous education
Much attention in Australian Indigenous education is paid to the “achievement gap” and not nearly enough is paid to the…
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Teachers know how to fix education decline, but parents must listen
We know how to fix it, but the parents must listen. When Finland came out top in the ranking of…
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Student disengagement a bigger problem than violence: Grattan report
Australia’s education system needs comprehensive reform to tackle widespread student disengagement in the classroom, according to a new Grattan Institute…
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