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26 novembre 2016

What’s the history of sanctuary spaces and why do they matter?

By Elizabeth Allen. In the wake of the election of Donald Trump as president, faculty, students and alumni across the country are pressuring their administrations to declare “sanctuary campuses” for undocumented students, workers and their families. More...

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26 novembre 2016

Why a fractured nation needs to remember King’s message of love

By Joshua F.J. Inwood. The 2016 election campaign was arguably the most divisive in a generation. And even after Donald Trump’s victory, people are struggling to understand what his presidency will mean for the country. This is especially true for many minority groups who were singled out during the election campaign and have since experienced discrimination and threats of violence. More...

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26 novembre 2016

What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?

By Tobin Miller Shearer. Since 1989, when President George H. W. Bush first formally instituted the practice, U.S. presidents have pardoned a turkey shortly before Thanksgiving each year. More...

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26 novembre 2016

How genetics could help future learners unlock hidden potential

By Darya Gaysina. Salman Rushdie recently caused controversy by bemoaning the lack of “rote learning” in schools. He spoke about the benefits of learning poetry by heart – a method many see as archaic and outdated in today’s classroom. More...

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26 novembre 2016

Improving gender equality is the key to tackling Britain’s male teacher shortage

By Joanne McDowell. As it currently stands, less than 13% of the UK’s primary school teachers are male. A lot of this is down to the fact that primary teaching continues to be seen as a job only suitable for women. “Feminine” characteristics such as “caring” are seen as central to the role, and Western society mainly still envisions that it is only women – and not men – who possess such qualities. More...

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26 novembre 2016

Why the TEF could change the way students think about a university education

By Chris Husbands. It is one of the remarkable transformations of our time: the world is going to university, and participation in higher education is increasing. On every continent, more young people are going to university than ever before, and increasing numbers are graduating. In the UK, over a third of 18-year-olds go to university – and that figure is higher in the US, Canada and Korea, and rising fast in China and Africa. More...

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26 novembre 2016

Let’s ban PowerPoint in lectures – it makes students more stupid and professors more boring

By Bent Meier Sørensen. Any university teacher who does not harbour a painful recollection of a failed lecture is a liar. On one such occasion, I felt early on that I had lost the students entirely: those who hadn’t sunk into comatose oblivion were listless and anxious. Ungracefully, I threw myself even deeper into my PowerPoint presentation to save me from total ruin. Years later, I can still hear myself reading aloud the bullet points from the overhead and see myself turning around to the students to sell these points to them. More...

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26 novembre 2016

How a culture of bullying is driving teachers from their jobs

By Mary Thornton. Teachers have a lot to put up with at the moment in terms of workload and stress. But what may come as a surprise to some is that, just like in the playground, bullying can be a big problem in the teaching world. More...

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26 novembre 2016

It will take more than a newspaper columnist to solve England’s teacher shortage

By Beng Huat See. Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway has recently announced a career change. From September next year, Kellaway will give up journalism full-time, and retrain as a maths teacher. More...

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26 novembre 2016

Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems

By Jane Simpson. The NSW government has announced it will propose legislation for protecting and reviving NSW Aboriginal languages.
NSW Aboriginal languages are part of the heritage of NSW Aboriginal people, and part of Australia’s heritage.
Recognising this should lead to greater understanding of the people and history of different parts of NSW, to greater respect for Aboriginal people, and, in turn more reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. More...

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