AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo19 hours agoA hollow egg or the whole basket? How much chocolate should my kid eat this Easter?theconversation.com - Clare Dix and Helen Truby and Stella Boyd-FordEaster is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making trips to the …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoHow can schools make sure gifted students get the help they need?theconversation.com - Maria Nicholas and Andrew Skourdoumbis and Ondine BradburyEarlier this month, the New South Wales government announced it would roll out programs for gifted students in every public school in the state. This …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoIf uni marks are going up, does that mean there’s a problem?theconversation.com - Phillip Dawson and Thomas CorbinIn 1894, Harvard University commissioned a report on grading standards, due to concerns that: Grades A and B are sometimes given too readily – Grade A …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoIs your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activitiestheconversation.com - Elise WaghornIt’s a weeknight, parents rush through the door from work, grab a snack, and then speed off in various directions to children’s extracurricular …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quittingtheconversation.com - Paul Kidson and Herb Marsh and Theresa DickeAustralia’s school principals have collective responsibility for nearly 3 million students and staff. But who takes responsibility for them? Since …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA major report recommends more protections for LGBTQ+ students and teachers in religious schools. But this needs parliament’s support to become lawtheconversation.com - Sarah MouldsThe federal government has just released a major report about anti-discrimination laws and religious schools in Australia. It was done by the …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThere’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent welltheconversation.com - Ruth Wallace and Sally Knipe and Tracy WoodroffeThe federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a “historic” funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLost in translation: the geopolitical risks of declining foreign language learning in Australia and NZtheconversation.com - Geoffrey Miller and Miriam NeigertAs the 2024 academic year begins in Australia and New Zealand, optimism over the state of foreign language learning at universities is in short …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWe teach school kids about safe sex. We need to teach safe sexting tootheconversation.com - Giselle Natassia Woodley and Lelia GreenSexting involves taking self-made naked or partially naked sexual photos, videos or explicit texts and sending them online or via a mobile phone. …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWe looked at all the recent evidence on mobile phone bans in schools – this is what we foundtheconversation.com - Marilyn Campbell and Elizabeth J EdwardsMobile phones are currently banned in all Australian state schools and many Catholic and independent schools around the country. This is part of a …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘Definitions are often very western. This excludes us.’ Our research shows how to boost Indigenous participation in STEMtheconversation.com - Marnee Shay and Amy Thomson and Antoinette Cole and Jodie Miller and Ren PerkinsAustralian politicians and major government reports keep emphasising the importance of STEM (or science, technology, engineering and maths) skills …
AvatarThe Conversation AustraliaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNAPLAN testing is about to start. How can you support an anxious child?theconversation.com - Rachel LeslieFrom March 13, NAPLAN testing for 2024 will begin. Over the following two weeks, all Australian students in years 3,5,7 and 9 are expected to sit …