Teachers get younger all of the time
Maybe it’s a sign of us getting old, but imagine a teacher who is in a similar age group to the students that she teaches. Alia Sabur is just nineteen and yet she has been given the position of Professor of Maths and Physics at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
But this is no fluke, for [...]
Top schools boycott league tables
The head teachers of two of the most famous schools in the private sector, Dr Martin Stephen, of St Paul’s Boys School and Tony Little, of the world famous Eton College will no longer be submitting their schools exams results for publication in the league tables.
The league tables are due to be released in [...]
More school strikes to come
Nearly eight thousand schools were closed yesterday due to industrial action taken by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) this caused not just children some hassle, but working parents too.
Being at work while the kids are at school is somewhat worrying, because you may get a call from the school or they may ill. [...]
Trying out home schooling
Teaching your children at home has its advantages and disadvantages; it is really down to the individual as to whether or not it suits them. After all it is not just the child’s life that is affected, but also the parents too, as they cannot have a worthwhile career and teach at home too.
However there [...]
Parents hit by school run charge
A pilot scheme in Richmond, London which will see parents being charged if they want to drive their children to school, could be rolled out across the capital if deemed to be a success.
The plan is by the local council to charge parents around £75 per year for the privilege of taking their own kids [...]
US Student loan cheques bounce!
There is one thing that students have learned to rely on and that is the cheque for their student loan, this goes towards paying for their classes etc and makes the whole thing workable for many people. But imagine being a student whose loan cheque has bounced when it is paid into the bank.
This is [...]
Students worried about university costs
The whole university sector should worry with the news that around sixty per cent of potential new students are being put off by the rising costs of actually studying for a degree. In a survey of 1,200 students it has been proved that the current system is not working.
It is not so much the fact [...]
Game design to be taught in schools
There is some great new for the children who go to schools in Scotland as they will be able to choose to take Game Design as a basic subject. The basics of video game design will be taught as part of Scotland’s new national curriculum, which is has been initially named the “Curriculum of Excellence” [...]
April 15, 2008Getting your child to read early
For most parents, it seems that they send their children to school and expect everything to go smoothly from there. But this rarely happens and it is the early years which really do make a difference to a child’s life.
However it is easy to give your child head start here’s how:
Expose Your Children To [...]
Big Brother in the exam halls
It could turn out that schools may be introducing a big brother type system of monitoring and checking pupils at they take the exams.
It an attempt to prevent fraud and cheating, the Examination Officers Association are asking for fingerprinting of pupils which will be their key to getting into the exam and whilst they are [...]
How to be a teacher
They say that to become a teacher it has to be your vocation, but these days it seems that it is more of a career choice which sometimes works out ok, but occasionally the whole thing just simply does not work. So why is this?
It has to be about being the right person for the [...]
Bedroom studying gets lower grades
It seems that there are some things that parents are always right in and allowing the kids to have a TV, computer and games consul in their bedrooms is not the best thing when they are supposed to be doing their studying or homework, there are just too many distractions.
There have been many studies into [...]
UK to get a Brain Gym
Naturally the Brain Gym is an American invention which will soon be coming to these shores. As the invasion takes hold we will be hearing much more about this idea which is supposed to as it says exercise the brain in order for the student to be able to get smart or in some cases [...]
April 4, 2008Online Degrees becoming more popular
Although there have been many changes in education over the years, one of the largest is the way the internet has impacted on the way that education is taught. This is particularly true when is comes to studying for a degree. In fact this area of education is growing at an incredible rate simply because [...]
April 3, 2008Teachers to go on strike
Following a ballot of teachers from the National Union of Teachers, the members from England and Wales have voted to go on strike for one day on the 24th April over pay. The ballot was only used by 32% of the union members, but the results for action were almost three to one.
This strike action [...]
Exercise your brain
Like any part of the body the brain could use with some exercise every now and then, this probably sounds a lot easier to do, than it is to put into practice. But like doing any sort of exercise, this take commitment and time, but the results are well worth the effort put in.
In fact [...]