An anxiety-provoking aspect of parenting regards choices to prepare children for a future world that we can only vaguely imagine through a curriculum that parents sometimes do not understand. How and...
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The over-arching aim of any sound educational system is to prepare the next generation to succeed in life. The key to this is to teach students how to think critically and solve problems. STEM...
If you take a moment to look back on your school career, do you remember at least one or two teachers who truly influenced you and your future? Great teachers can do that, no matter what subjects...
Most children adore playing with playdough. They squish it, pinch it, roll it, cut it, and, sometimes, unfortunately, stick it up their respective noses. Its place in pre-school art lessons is well...
STEM education has been a hot topic in recent years. Educators, governments, and CEOs of major companies encourage parents to get their children interested in STEM, even as babies. This has led to...
Chess most recently became trendy (again) after Netflix turned Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel The Queen’s Gambit into a series. No doubt about it, good chess players are intelligent. But many parents...