Thousands of children returned to home learning this week with the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland forcing the closure of schools in south-east Queensland. Despite distance learning becoming the norm in 2020, University of Southern Queensland education expert Michele Wright said many parents would still be...
Students won’t get through all school content while learning at home, reports Alison Willis As children learn from home, parents are effectively running two schedules – work and school. Some children may not be able to get through all the work their school assigns in the...
So much is expected of schools these days. How often do we hear ‘This should be taught in school’? write Dr Ginni Mansberg and Jo Lamble Parent pressure We are seeing an increase in the number of parents who have leadership aspirations for their teenager and, as...
Dr Ginni Mansberg and Jo Lamble advise, 'If you’re considering changing schools, then do lots of research.' What if a school is just not the best fit for your child? Sometimes a particular school is just not the right place for your child. Your teen could be...
David Roy and Jill Duncan report that with more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus emerging, teachers and students have been required to wear masks in high school classrooms. It was mandatory in Greater Sydney and all of Victoria before the recent switch to remote learning...
Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions, says Silvia Griselda. Multiple-choice questions are considered objective and easy to mark. But my research shows they give an advantage to males. I compared around 500,000 test results of boys and girls who sat the...
A 'crowded curriculum'? Sure, it may be complex, but so is the world kids must engage with, writes Chris Hickey. The Australian Curriculum is going through a review process with proposed changes released for public consultation at the end of April. When Australian state education ministers commissioned...
What do children think of economic inequality? Writes Kelly Kirkland, we did an experiment to find out COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world. On the one hand, the number of people in extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in decades. The...
The proposed national curriculum has downgraded it even further, reports Emily Ross and Margaret Marshman. Financial literacy means having an understanding of financial concepts and risks, and the skills, motivation and confidence to make effective decisions across a range of financial contexts. In Australia, many young people...
We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it’s hard to know if these beliefs are helpful or harmful, report Philip D. Parker, Jake Anders, Rhiannon Parker and Taren Sanders. Overly optimistic parents...
