Publish at June 05 2023 Updated September 01 2023
Self-questioning is a means of developing a learning culture; it goes hand in hand with self-explanation and self-assessment practices for maximum effectiveness.
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If it seems unthinkable to call students by a gender-neutral pronoun, Sweden has done it. Since the late 1990s, the Scandinavian country has respected the gender identity of both adults and children. While this is not always palpable in the general population, this giant step inspires other countries to follow suit.
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Neuromyths that persist in schools
Neuroscience is young. Indeed, they are fascinating, and may hold the key to our brains. But for the time being, researchers still know very little. As a result, early hypotheses are often overturned by new discoveries. Yet these myths continue to be perpetuated by schools, much to the dismay of scientists.
Why bother teaching cursive handwriting?
In an age when most written communication takes place on digital media, it seems odd to continue teaching children to write in cursive or script. At a time when Americans are gradually abandoning this form of teaching, why should handwriting be retained in schools? For many reasons, say researchers and education experts.
Have you ever visited Luxembourg? Apart from being one of the richest countries in the world, it is a small country that has had an amazing educational policy to give its language its letters of nobility. From a simple dialect, it has become a state language!
