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Educating lifelong readers
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Family-school partnerships for the 21st century
This article from Psychology Today argues for acknowledging the importance... -
Why do parents homeschool?
This blog article lists the most comon reasons for parents... -
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 -
14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools
An interesting blog article with statements for a good discussion... -
Dolphin or Tiger
An interesting article on parenting styles introducing dolphin parents as... -
Benefits of reading
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Using Twitter for school communication
Twitter is not the silver bullet that will allow seamless... -
Why is it important that children are not cruel to animals?
This article explores links between being cruel to animals and... -
Tips for parents as educators
A teacher’s advice for parents in Huffington Post: 1) a... -
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/ -
Rights of the child on the Europa Portal
The EU and EU countries must respect, protect and promote... -
Difference between knowledge, experience and creativity – by Steve Wheeler
What happens when you remove restraints from learning, and allow... -
10 Differences Between Children Who Grew Up in the 70’s vs. Today
Read, think about it and discuss. A good article for... -
PISA results compared
You can use this tool to compare detailed results for... -
Whole child approach in education
Desire to learn and effective experimentation characterize the whole child... -
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... -
THINK before you post
Answer these questions before posting on social media. A useful... -
Wider Benefits of Education
Scholarly article by John Bynner/Tom Schuller/Leon Feinstein dealing with two rather... -
The effect of culture on the developing brain – article by Eva Gyarmathy
In the past few decades, life has been almost totally... -
UNICEF on breastfeeding as a child right
In the last two decades, child mortality has decreased considerably,...