Par . Francis Galton, cousin de Charles Darwin et père de l’eugénisme, a été l’un des premiers à étudier l’intelligence de façon formelle. Dans Hereditary Genius, publié en 1869, il défend l’idée que les facultés mentales supérieures se transmettent par sélection naturelle. Son étude se limite toutefois aux hommes les plus éminents d’Europe, « une lignée de génies », et, à quelques rares exceptions, il attribue aux femmes, aux minorités ethniques et aux classes populaires des aptitudes intellectuelles inférieures. Voir l'article...
Digital natives (4) : désormais tous nomades à l’école
Par . Dans le mythe du « natif du numérique » (digital native) déjà évoqué pour The Conversation France et qui émerge en 2001 à travers les écrits du chercheur américain Marc Prensky, le rôle central joué par le phénomène de panique générée par les médias mérite d’être approfondi. Voir l'article...
Pour une éducation à une culture européenne connectée (1)
Par . Le forum #european.lab s’est penché tout un week-end sur la thématique d’une réflexion à l’émergence d’une culture européenne, d’une éducation à une culture européenne connectée. Voir l'article...
Slang shouldn’t be banned … it should be celebrated, innit
By . Geezers and girls literally ain’t allowed to use slang words like “emosh” (emotional) anymore. The head teacher and staff of an academy in Essex, England appear to have taken great pleasure in banning the type of slang used in reality television series TOWIE, including many of the words in the above sentence, in a bid to improve the job prospects of their students. More...
Free university tuition will help SNP defend a very mixed record on education
By . How has education fared in Scotland since the SNP was re-elected in 2011? The first thing to say is that the Scottish government has successfully seen through a major curriculum reform. Launched in 2004 under the Labour-Lib Dem administration, the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) covers all learners from aged three upwards. More...
The philosophy of chemistry … and what it can tell us about life, the universe and everything
By . Philosophy asks some fundamental and probing questions of itself. What is it? Why do we do it? What can it achieve? As a starting point, the word “philosophy” comes from the Greek words meaning a love of wisdom. And anyone who does it is trying to make sense of the world around them. In that way, philosophers are a bit like scientists. More...
What the U-turn on academies means for Conservative education policy
By . The secretary of state for education, Nicky Morgan, has backed down on plans to force all schools in England to become academies by 2022, outlined in a recent education white paper. More...
A more transparent university admissions process? Here’s what we should be talking about
By . It’s been a tough year for the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
First, a Fairfax Media investigation showed that large numbers of students are being admitted to university programs with scores well below the cut-off. More...
Higher education in policy paralysis after Budget 2016 – what now?
By . While, this year, the government finally ruled out full fee deregulation, it is still contemplating uncapped fees for some courses in its higher education consultation paper. More...
Will the internships program help young people get jobs?
By . There are many different reasons why a young person might not end up securing a job. Even having a university degree doesn’t mean you will necessarily find work straight away. In fact, research shows that it now takes a young person, on average, 4.7 years to find full-time employment after graduating. More...