Articles about education
Building the Cognitive Muscles to Thrive in the Automation Age
Last updated: 05/01/2018
The Information Age was a four decade long global sprint to incorporate information technology; theWorld Economic Forumcalls it the Third Industrial Revolution. It changed how we l
Gonksi fails a second time around
Last updated: 05/01/2018
The highly anticipated Gonski 2.0 report offers little useful guidance for schools and school systems, and does not even meet important terms of reference set down for the review.
Family Caregivers Finally Get A Break — And Some Coaching
Last updated: 04/30/2018
For today, there are no doctor's visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing. At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., a group of older adu
Navigating the Maze of Higher Education
Last updated: 04/28/2018
When Jasmine Meraz was growing up, she would help her mother, who was undocumented, pick blueberries at a nearby farm. “Blueberries are pretty bomb berries,” Jasmine says whil
Teaching pupils how they learn boosts progress by seven months
Last updated: 04/28/2018
Getting pupils to think more about how they learn can boost their academic progress by seven months, according to new guidance. The government-backed Education Endowment Foundatio
Ten things every educator should be able to do with their iPad
Last updated: 04/28/2018
When I reflect back to early versions of iOS and the workarounds that teachers and students used to have to jump through hoops to complete through third-party applications, the iOS
The world’s required reading list: The books that students read in 28 countries
Last updated: 04/24/2018
In the US, most students are required to read To Kill a Mockingbird during their school years. This classic novel combines a moving coming-of-age story with big issues like raci
Trading Places in Education: My New Role in Edtech
Last updated: 04/24/2018
Everyone has something about themselves few other people know. For example, did you know Elvis was a natural blonde? For me, it’s the fact that, before working in education, I wa