Pupils to be taught how to think
In an attempt to make the adults of tomorrow better thinkers and debaters, the government are planning to introduce a new style of subject aimed to teach pupils the difference between a valid argument and a rant.
The lessons will cover many controversial subjects such as the existence of UFO’s, life after death and the reasons [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Education abroad
Just when is the best to move abroad when you have a young family? There are plenty of options available for parents when it comes to education, but often this may end up coming down to cost, which is a difficult subject these days.
The general opinion is the earlier the better, but not everyone can [...]
Schools taught about Twittering
Changes to the education system could see that lessons in history covering the second world war could be replaced at some point by lessons on how the micro blogging site Twitter works.
These changes will affect primary schools with a serious move for schools to teach about the inner workings of the internet and in particular [...]
Girls are doing better than boys
Looking at the stats it would seem that girls are not doing better than boys, but when the stats are tweaked to use the results from girl only schools, then it is true girls are doing better than boys.
These results come from a study into education, it found that girls who attend single sex schools [...]
Study finds link between health and IQ
There are worrying test results coming out of Sweden, a test of one million Swedish males has found that there is a distinct link between those men who had higher IQ’s and their health.
However, the discovery is that those found with higher IQ’s were less likely to suffer from health related issues and that their [...]
Is gaming good for brain training?
We see adverts on the TV for so called brain training games that work with hand held devices; the claim is that anyone that uses these games will benefit from extra intelligence. Which begs the question, kids that play on video games should therefore be more intelligent?
However, in tests it has been found that these [...]
TV could be good for under three’s
A study that followed around eight hundred children from birth to three years old, has been tracking their TV usage in order to determine once and for all whether TV is any good for children or is it just a bad influence.
After previous studies it was even recommended that up to the age of [...]
Parents should avoid the rights and wrongs of sex booklet
Sex education is always going to be a concern for parents; some may think that schools teach them too early, whereas there are other parents who believe their children have been taught about the birds and bees too late.
There is a booklet being made available through pharmacies called “Talking to Your Teenager About Sex and [...]
Mothers help kids to be better at school
Something that many people could have told us is that the children who grow up in a situation where affection and care comes as a matter course are in fact more likely to develop better standard of intelligence than those who grow up in a situation without.
Following tests that were done on chimpanzees it was [...]
Schools teaching Second Life
A school in Middlesbrough has decided to enter the virtual 3D world of Second Life; in fact, Acklam Grange School is believed to be the first school in the world to launch a 3D virtual school within the virtual world of Second Life.
This is great idea for both the school and pupils who find themselves [...]
What is good about Second Life Education?
Currently there is an online fair for teachers and anyone who is involved in education. The Second Life Educational Support Faire runs from the 25th January 2009 until 30th January 2009.
It can be found in the supported region, where there are many activities planned for all teaching and support staff, it also may be of [...]
Learning at home in the UK
Currently there are around a hundred and fifty thousand children in the UK who are being educated at home; this amount has increased three fold since 1999.
The reasons for the rise are varied, it could be because the parents are unhappy with the child’s progress at school, the child may be bored which leads to [...]
Students fail at GCSE
It looks as if there is some discrepancy over the pass rates that we are fed by the government when it comes to GCSE results. We are led to believe that not all of our school kids are coming from high school with great results, but that may be the case.
According to some reports around [...]
Does your child need to change schools?
Putting your children through school is like nothing you have done before; It is the one chance that parents have to influence the outcome of their children’s future. However, what if it is not working, how would you know?
There are signs, which act as early warning systems for parents, these signs come in many different [...]
UK home schooling
The case for teaching your own children at home is easy for some people who have the time and experience to be able to get the job done correctly. Many people choose this route just in the early years before high school and the reasons vary.
For many people the fact the primary schools take on [...]
School pregnancies increase after sex education
There has always been a question mark that hangs over the whole area of sex education, one theory is that it you tell them too much about the subject then they are likely to go out and try it, especially as an expert has told them about all of the safety measure that are in [...]
December 23, 2008Second life for kids
Anyone who has been on the virtual world of Second Life would know that there are some place on the site that are not recommended for the younger internet users, including teenagers. Some people may say that to use the site users have to be eighteen, but that has never stopped anyone has it?
Linden Labs [...]