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13/09/2011 - SpongeBob bad for 4-year-olds: study
A study done by the Seattle Children's Hospital suggests that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in four-year-olds. more
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05/09/2011 - Pacific Education Shock
A million school-aged children around the Pacific do not go to school at all. read more
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11/08/2011 - Time for the govt to face facts
National Standards has dramatically lowered the quality of education in other countries that have used it. NZEI President Ian Leckie says, "It's time for the government to swallow its pride and listen to what school communities are saying - that is that National Standards have been hastily developed, rushed into schools, and will produce meaningless information which will do nothing to raise student achievement." more
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26/07/2011 - Everything fine then in education? Yeah, right!
We are failing our children. (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10740457)
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19/07/2011 - iPads compulsory at school
An Auckland school has listed iPads as a compulsory stationery item. While some parent sunderstandably baulk at the expense, it's a win for tactile students. more
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14/07/2011 - WSA 3-Day Training in Vienna
Creative Learning is offering a Working Styles Analysis Certification Program in Austria, Vienna, 1-4 August 2011. Please contact us for more information.
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05/07/2011 - Privatisation - What Do You Think?
Is full-blown privatisation of higher education a progressive policy? Read more here.
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05/07/2011 - Privatisation - Good, Bad or Too Late?
Is full-blown privatisation of higher education a progressive policy? Read more here.
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02/06/2011 - Envision a school where....
Eighth-grader Ryan Messinger said he wanted to help develop classroom practices that enable kids to master the material using the learning styles that are most comfortable for them.
“I envision a school where student and teacher learning styles interact with each other, where everyone’s individuality is acknowledged and they get to know and utilize unique learning styles,” he said.
more: http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2011/06/13704/mattituck-high-students-get-chance-to-shape-policy/ ;
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19/05/2011 - Parents pushing school to offer creative classes
Many of the gifted and talented students struggle with boredom, depression and bullying because they often stand out as different in the peer-obsessed cultures of school.
“My son just hates school,” said one parent at the meeting, “every day. He just dreads it,” because of the teasing and the bullying. “I’m at my wit’s end. I just don’t know what to do.”
“These are the kids that are dropping out,” said another parent, “because they’re just not challenged. We have to get them involved with different kinds of learning.”
Read more: http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2011/may/17/parents-pushing-school-offer-creative-classes/