Schools should teach the meaning of life
It seems that children are to be taught philosophy at school but nothing too intense like the meaning of life or other questions that would through up questions about the why we are here and how did we get here in the first place.
It has been suggested that children should learn about philosophy through everyday [...]
How to improve your memory
Unlike computers our memory needs to be exercised every now and then to make sure that it is working properly. Otherwise we could are likely to end up forgetting where we left things even though they are right in front of us. If you are experiencing this sort of problem, there is no need to [...]
July 1, 2008Being rude to get a pass
There has been much talk of how the exams in this country have changed for better to the extent that the pass rates just keep getting better year after year. But there are those who are saying that the exams are a lot easier these days, which sort of takes away the good work which [...]
June 30, 2008The key to a great education
It may be the most underestimated tool that children could use to benefit their education, but by ignoring it, the results could mean that as the body’s energy levels drop the chances are that concentration is lost during lessons.
With many children just grabbing at anything that is at hand just before they leave for school, [...]
Online resources for learning a language
The world is a much smaller place than a few years ago, not that it is shrinking in a physical sense, but by travel and more recently with the growth in broadband. So now would be a great time to learn a language.
There are many advantages with having a foreign language under your belt, it [...]
Military families should first choice on schools
The head of the British armed forces, is suggesting that the families of serving military personnel should be getting preferential treatment when it comes to public services such as education.
The Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Jock Stirrup has said these families should be getting a bit more than the average family, simply because of [...]
College girls harass builders
How the tables have turned, there was time when a girl or woman walking past a building would have been open to whistling and all sorts of comments. But in these days of political correctness has not only seen this behaviour stop, but the tables have turned on the builders.
A college in Tonbridge, Kent has [...]
Hacker who changed grades faces jail
How many school kids have dreamed about cracking the school computer network and adjusting the test grades slightly? For some people the urge is just too much and in order to get ahead or even get into the right college, some students actually don’t just dream about it, they do it!
Eighteen year old Omar Khan [...]
Online learning can be good
In these days of green thinking it could be said that deciding to which method of education is greener is up for debate.
Going to conventional school means having a large building, with heating, power usage and lighting, and all that travelling by bus and car. Or by studying online, where none of the above applies [...]
School caretaker sues for £50,000
While doing a job you would expect to be getting on the job training as when needed, this could apply to many tools and even new jobs that have been added to the current work load. This is why when things go wrong there is always going to be trouble.
Anthony Gower-Smith, 73 from Hampshire was [...]
School kid deterrent banned
There is a well known deterrent being used by small shops in places where there is a high rate of teenagers in the school lunchtimes and after school. It is called the mosquito as it sends out a very high pitched sound which only teenagers are supposed to hear.
This is being used to stop these [...]
There is a theory going around that people with high IQ’s are more likely not to believe in god, than other people who are considered to be in the national average. This is coming from a study by Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University.
The rise in average intelligence is being blamed [...]
Free online language courses
Learning a language is something that most people think about but never really get around to doing, this is for several reasons. The time it takes to actually get to a level that is reasonable, the cost and the embarrassment of sitting there in a room with others.
The solution is to try a different approach, [...]
Smoking and education a strange mix
When colleges and universities accept money from tobacco companies they are thought of as signing a deal with the devil, but when this money is given as a research grant or to pay for some research to be done, then it all takes a different stance.
Like Virginia Commonwealth University they had signed an arrangement with [...]
Children should not be taught middle class subjects
How a subject taught at school can be classed as a middle class subject needs a little explaining, according to the man who advises the government on education matters, Prof John White, most surprisingly the subject that are “Middle Class” are English, Maths, History, Geography, Science and Latin or Modern Languages.
Clearly these subjects would have [...]
What not to study at university
With university fees costing the average student around £15,000 there is case to answer that you should be making it worth your while and to ensure that these debts can be paid as easily and quickly as possible.
So with so many courses available which ones are not going to be worth taking, and yet would [...]
Technology could render schools obsolete
In the near future it has been predicted by the head of one of the UK’s top private schools that children will be learning by a type of direct input. This will of course mean that schools as we know them today will become obsolete.
How this will develop is not yet known, but you can [...]
Girls catch up with boys
When it comes to education in the past the difference between boys and girls was blatantly clear as the girls followed the domestic route with cooking and other such delights, while the boys went into the workshops and studied wood and metal work.
But as equality entered the schools the girls had to play catch up [...]
Preparing to study abroad
There has never been an opportunity like there is today for a student to study in a foreign country this comes about because of the international standards are education are very similar now, but for a student who intends to study in a foreign country particularly with in Europe there are other problems.
First of all [...]
Students given exam clues
There are some concerns for the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA exam board (OSR) as there would seem to be some students who are being given privileged information, like what is going to be in the practical examination in A2 Biology.
It started with a question on the Student Room forum, the enquiry was about the practical [...]