Learning and education
Learning and education
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Why good teachers allow a child’s mind to wander and wonder
The experience of wonder is essential to the task of education – it opens up the world. That’s why teachers should foster it
by Anders Schinkel
Mindfulness and meditation
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It’s time to hear what adolescents think of mindfulness in schools
Mindfulness for adolescents backfires when it imposes moral ideals, stirs up trauma, or fails to treat young people as agents
by Elena Hailwood, William Wannyn & Suparna Choudhury
Learning and education
guide
How to learn a language (and stick at it)
Forget about fluency and how languages are taught at school: as an adult learner you can take a whole new approach
by John Gallagher
Poetry
film
An English teacher asks his class: ‘What’s the opposite of a gun?’
Directed by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio
Technology and media
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What does switching from paper to screens mean for how we read?
It’s well established that we absorb less well when reading on screen. But why? And can we do something to improve it?
by Lili Yu, Sixin Liao, Jan-Louis Kruger & Erik D Reichle
Learning and education
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What public philosophy is, and why we need it more than ever
Public philosophy aims to improve critical thinking so that we gain a better understanding of the world and of ourselves
by Lucia Ziglioli
Learning and education
guide
How to study effectively
Forget cramming, ditch the highlighter, and stop passively rereading. The psychology of learning offers better tactics
by Paul Penn
Learning and education
film
A homework task prompts kids to reflect deeply on learning, and its limits
Directed by Emi Buchwald
Learning and education
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Speaking Latin brings an unmediated thrill to the Classics
Learning Latin shouldn’t be like solving crossword puzzles – it was a living language and is best learnt by speaking it
by Armand D’Angour
Learning and education
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This is how to nurture curiosity in children (and yourself)
The curiosity that comes naturally to babies and young children can soon wilt – but there are ways to help it grow
by Shayla Love
Communication and language
guide
How to speak in public
Public speaking can feel like an ordeal, but take a lesson from the ancients: it’s a skill you can develop like any other
by John Bowe
Music
film
Repairing instruments for children is its own art in this Oscar-nominated short
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers