What if pedagogy took trauma into account?
Everyone comes to class with some emotional baggage. Most students will carry it without the teacher ever noticing. Some, however, are going through difficult things and these may come out in a school setting. In the United States, among other places, educational experts are focusing on traumatized children and their inclusion rather than excluding them for "bad behavior."
What to do with hypersensitive children at school?
Dealing with the issue of hypersensitivity in schoolchildren might seem sensationalist. However, since at least the 1990s, child psychiatrists have observed that some 20% to 30% of young people display hypersensitivity. How can we help them?
The 4 initiative profiles: from risk to strategy
If you're inclined to undertake something willingly, to make a decision, without waiting for orders to do so, know which contexts lend themselves best to this...
Banning suspensions from school: a positive effect
"Zero-tolerance" disciplinary policies in the education sector are being called into question by a number of research studies that demonstrate the real effects of these exclusionary policies and contradict most of the arguments that led to their introduction.
Taste the multiple possibilities of the creation laboratories
If traditional education produces, according to some, lazy students who will have repetitive jobs in the future, wouldn't it be useful to add an innovative touch? That's why more and more schools are opening creative laboratories in their midst. Sewing, robotics, programming or audio-visual; everything is good for a "fablab". But it's important to remember that this requires a new approach to teaching.