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  1. Educating lifelong readers

    Educating lifelong readers

    Parents and teachers play an important role in lifelong literacy,...
  2. Family-school partnerships for the 21st century

    Family-school partnerships for the 21st century

    This article from Psychology Today argues for acknowledging the importance...
  3. Why do parents homeschool?

    Why do parents homeschool?

    This blog article lists the most comon reasons for parents...
  4. Tools to boost parent-teacher communication

    Tools to boost parent-teacher communication

    A collection of 6 technical tools from Common Sense.org https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/6-tech-tools-that-boost-teacher-parent-communication?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=2232014&utm_campaign=reviews
  5. 14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools

    14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools

    An interesting blog article with statements for a good discussion...
  6. Dolphin or Tiger

    Dolphin or Tiger

    An interesting article on parenting styles introducing dolphin parents as...
  7. Benefits of reading

    Benefits of reading

    Larger image here: https://visual.ly/community/infographic/lifestyle/benefits-reading-books
  8. Using Twitter for school communication

    Using Twitter for school communication

    Twitter is not the silver bullet that will allow seamless...
  9. Why is it important that children are not cruel to animals?

    Why is it important that children are not cruel to animals?

    This article explores links between being cruel to animals and...
  10. Tips for parents as educators

    Tips for parents as educators

    A teacher’s advice for parents in Huffington Post: 1) a...
  11. Don’t panic, parent! Raising children in the age of the internet

    Don’t panic, parent! Raising children in the age of the internet

    Elizabeth Milovidov podcast from the CoE website http://www.humanrightseurope.org/2015/02/podcast-dont-panic-parent-raising-children-in-the-age-of-the-internet/
  12. Rights of the child on the Europa Portal

    Rights of the child on the Europa Portal

    The EU and EU countries must respect, protect and promote...
  13. Difference between knowledge, experience and creativity – by Steve Wheeler

    Difference between knowledge, experience and creativity – by Steve Wheeler

    What happens when you remove restraints from learning, and allow...
  14. 10 Differences Between Children Who Grew Up in the 70’s vs. Today

    10 Differences Between Children Who Grew Up in the 70’s vs. Today

    Read, think about it and discuss. A good article for...
  15. PISA results compared

    PISA results compared

    You can use this tool to compare detailed results for...
  16. Whole child approach in education

    Whole child approach in education

    Desire to learn and effective experimentation characterize the whole child...
  17. TED Talk on classical music – everybody loves it, but some have not yet realised it

    TED Talk on classical music – everybody loves it, but some have not yet realised it

    Benjamin Zander, conductor, a leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin...
  18. THINK before you post

    THINK before you post

    Answer these questions before posting on social media. A useful...
  19. Wider Benefits of Education

    Wider Benefits of Education

    Scholarly article by John Bynner/Tom Schuller/Leon Feinstein dealing with two rather...
  20. The effect of culture on the developing brain – article by Eva Gyarmathy

    The effect of culture on the developing brain – article by Eva Gyarmathy

    In the past few decades, life has been almost totally...
  21. UNICEF on breastfeeding as a child right

    UNICEF on breastfeeding as a child right

    In the last two decades, child mortality has decreased considerably,...