The benefits of homework
When it comes to homework there are different views as whether this is good for the children or not, there have been many studies made, but still there is no definitive answer as to whether or not the children benefit from homework.
There some arguments that homework can be just as good for the parents as [...]
Database of School children launched
The government plans to produce a database of every child of school age has become a reality, for the first time professionals throughout the UK will be able to gain access to the database, which is supposed to prevent many of the awful child abuses cases that have come to the attention of the media [...]
May 18, 2009Maths could be fun
With the exam season picking up speed there is one subject that always strikes fear in students and its maths. Yet according to a recent study, maths can actually be fun if only it was taught properly.
This announcement follows claims that thousands of students are leaving school each year, unable to make even the [...]
Choosing a college, what to look for
When it gets to that time when the school pupil becomes a college student there are many questions that need to be asked, and it is not necessarily to do with the students chosen subject.
There are many things that the student and their families should be taking into account; these can range from distance from [...]
Managers ruining the system
There are plenty of people who could take the blame for the problems associated with education the prime candidates being the government, teachers, parents and of course pupils. However, are any of these really to blame or is there somebody else.
It seems that over the past ten years or so the rise of the faceless [...]
Boys made worse at English by girls
For years, there have been claims that mixed classes do worse than single sex classes, but up until now, there has been no definitive study made into whether or not there is any truth in these claims.
But now there is some solid research that actually confirms these claims, according to a research student at Bristol [...]