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Children’s Books Deemed Sexist
It turn out the classic children’s books I have grown up reading have “enforced gender equality.” Books I appreciated as a child have been among those labeled sexist for featuring a male hero instead...
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Is There Any Benefit in Children Repeating a Year of School?
The findings of a study I came across recently claims that not only is there no benefit in making a student repeat a year level of school, but that it actually does some harm: The study, by Deakin...
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Middle Children More Likely to Become Bullies
A recent study has explored the so-called “Middle Child Syndrome”, and came to the conclusion that being a middle child increases your likelihood of becoming a bully. CHILDREN with both older and...
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Wikipedia Becoming Accepted in Educational Circles
I read a very interesting article about Wikipedia and its newfound legitimacy in education. Below are some excerpts from the article: The Toronto District School Board, for instance, lists Wikipedia...
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YouTube To Get the Respect of the Educational Community
Two weeks I wrote about one of the most underrated learning tools in modern education. I call YouTube underrated because not only is it not given enough credit for being a valuable resource but it is...
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Research Suggests That There’s no Such Thing as a Good Divorce
I feel very sorry for children of divorced parents who find themelves the center of a tug-of-war act between duelling parents on Christmas Day. At Christmas time, like no other, family relationships...
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Kids Stop Taking Risks When Constantly Tested
One of the key skills a primary teacher tries to institute in their class is the freedom of answering a problem without any trepidation. I tell my students that a wrong answer is not a negative. It is...
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Cyberbullying is More Harmful than Traditional Bullying
I’ve been of the opinion for quite a while that cyberbullying is the form of bullying that does the most harm and is the hardest to address. By invading the home of the child, cyberbullying takes an...
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Absent-Minded Kids Are Smarter: Study
For an absent-minded teacher like myself, this is very encouraging news. To think that we could be smarter, regardless of whether we know what day it is or recall what our passwords are, is surprising...
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Psychologist Claims Cyberbullying Concerns are Exaggerated
I can’t believe a psychologist would go on record claiming that the recent attention on cyberbullying is overstated: Old-style face-to-face bullying is still the way most young people are victimized,...
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