Bullying is a word that is unfortunately recurrent these times. Our children are being the victims of their classmates, and sometimes it seems to not bother the learning establishment, or at times it simply goes unnoticed (which is worse, I don’t have a clue). It is one of the worst things that students may have to endure during their school years, as it will have major consequences on their later lives. They can come out of the situation hurt, traumatized,…
It’s been a tough two years for education. This pandemic has disrupted our lives, and the educational sector has taken a toll. It is an opportunity for teachers, caregivers, and parents to work together hand-in-hand to provide the best to the students; however, this is not going as planned; parents and teachers are not responding to this situation with ambition. They are mostly claiming their power within the sector, and most of the time, this is not pretty. Most of…
We have all seen the movie “Mean Girl” or at least heard about it once in our lives. My friends and I have seen the film a thousand times and every time we laugh at how stupid the characters sound, but once we thought about how the film could promote bullying. In the film, bullying seems to have no consequences, but in reality, it impacts the victim and their surrounding. Should students encounter bullying in movies like Mean Girl, which…
As parents, we send our children to school to develop, learn, grow and make friends. Most parents look at educational institutions with trust, which makes sense, who would send their children to a place that cannot be trusted, after all? But this is exactly what happens in various institutions, and the phenomenon of “schools are the perpetrators” is not new, but we are more aware of it now, and everyone should be. Pandemic Teachers cannot save their students from the…
Inventions previously introduced into society by computer technology have impacted societal transformation, with the mobile phones, internet and social media platforms being the most recent ones to reach the populations. It is now an everyday occurrence to reach anyone, anywhere with the use of these recent creations. The use of smart prostheses, for example, on someone who previously could not walk after an accident, is not as widely recognized, but it is nonetheless prevalent. Simulations of individuals walking or running, for example,…
Inclusion is discussed at length nowadays. It is important to have an inclusive classroom that is equitable for each student. Most students spend a minimum of 6 hours a day in a classroom which they share during a year surrounded by mostly the same students. A classroom is a small community, and it is important that everyone feels valued and appreciated so that their learning journey goes by smoothly. Let us discover how teachers can make their teaching space a…
School can be pretty overwhelming and sometimes, our kids get worried. In the past, discussing mental health was still taboo, and people would have told you to just toughen up and that’s it. Nowadays, mental stability is extensively discussed in many areas, so why are schools still lagging behind? Students face mental health challenges too. While not everyone suffers from diagnosed mental health conditions, we all have moments where we’re not in top form and our mental health concerns need…
Achieving quality education is a must. In these times of change, both teachers and students have had to manage their learning differently. From the educational point of view, this learning enriches collective experiences that seek to achieve a quality education. In this blog, we share new methodologies, tools, ideas, or tricks. In short, a selection of proposals to facilitate student learning. #1. LEARNING BY PROJECTS Learning by projects, also called Project-based learning, is one of the methodologies for promoting…
Strong emotional reactions and increased social discomfort are predictable responses as youngsters emerge from more than a year of isolation and altered routines caused by the pandemic. Anxiety is part of the body’s fight-or-flight response to uncertainty. While in-person activities may be billed as a “return to normal,” it also brings with it the tensions of social interactions with which children have been out of practice. As a result, children’s bodies are kind of primed to feel really more uncomfortable…
James Baldwin once said, ‘A Teacher Who Is Not Free to Teach Is Not a Teacher’, and I wanted to reflect on that thought. Are teachers free to teach? And if not, how does it affect the students? Schools are institutions that mostly have a well-established set of rules and a planned syllabus. Both the rules and the syllabus are meant to help in maintaining discipline, which is fundamental for children and teenagers alike. Some schools urge teachers to lecture…