When the classroom becomes an oven
Our world is warming up. Heatwaves are becoming recurrent events with major effects on the population. The air conditioning is on full blast, and those who don't have it are running as many fans as possible. While society as a whole suffers from the heat, students are no less affected.
Regularity and creativity: two incompatible concepts?
Creativity and regularity are not very compatible concepts, since the former refers to the ability to innovate, to step out of one's comfort zone, while the latter refers more to routine constancy in a field. However, it seems plausible to consider regularity as a pivotal step towards creativity.
Body language, between inner compass and social bond
Non-verbal communication is what we express through gestures, looks and voice, independently of words. This form of expression has been the subject of much study, and manuals encourage us to master it in order to communicate more effectively.
The work that connects and ecopsychology
The approach is part of a larger movement to rethink education, changing traditional career-centered benchmarks, by elevating the goals beyond job adaptation and integrating other values such as nature, health, or sustainable development. Becoming an author of life and not just a consumer of resources
Open up your horizons with reading networks
Since reading and writing are essential basic skills to acquire, exposing students to the writings of others is essential. But how does one find one's way through the vast array of works aimed at the youngest readers? Reading networks can help.