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How Soon Until Robots Teach Elementary School?

How Soon Until Robots Teach Elementary School? | Science News | Scoop.it
Coming Soon to a Kindergarten Classroom: Robot Teachers...
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Schools teach empathy as a way to combat bullying

Schools teach empathy as a way to combat bullying | Science News | Scoop.it

At a time when politicians in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec are drafting anti-bullying legislation, teachers and principals are taking matters into their own hands and implementing school-based approaches like Preston High’s.


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If Schools Kill Creativity, Can Toys Bring It Back to Life? - Education - GOOD

If Schools Kill Creativity, Can Toys Bring It Back to Life? - Education - GOOD | Science News | Scoop.it
A new generation of companies are finding ways to emulate Lego and encourage creativity through play.
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'Digital Learning Day' Aims to Bring a Tech Revolution to the Classroom - Education - GOOD

'Digital Learning Day' Aims to Bring a Tech Revolution to the Classroom - Education - GOOD | Science News | Scoop.it
The campaign wants to help schools and teachers plug in to technology.
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School pupils learn about practical philosophy

School pupils learn about practical philosophy | Science News | Scoop.it
Children could learn valuable lessons in responsible citizenship, such as making moral judgements and informed choices, through taking part in philosophical dialogue, according to researchers at the University of Strathclyde.
Marja Oilinki's curator insight, September 3, 2013 4:14 AM

Filosofinen ohjattu keskustelu paransi tutkimuksen mukaan oppilaiden valmiuksia perustella ja ajatella sekä kuunnella toisia.. Aktiivisen kansalaisuuden taidoille filosofinen toiminta voisi tehdä hyvää.

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Key to school improvement: Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and character?

Key to school improvement: Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and character? | Science News | Scoop.it
A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents and students.
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School Lunches and the Food Industry

School Lunches and the Food Industry | Science News | Scoop.it
A cozy alliance between processed food makers and companies that serve school lunches is making students fat and sick.
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Study: growing up in bad neighborhoods has a devastating impact

Study: growing up in bad neighborhoods has a devastating impact | Science News | Scoop.it
Growing up in a poor neighborhood significantly reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Sociological Review.
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[VIDEO] Bill Nye: The School of the Future

The classroom of the future would be like any other classroom, except I think there'd be very few textbooks. People would have Pads or Tablets that'll allow them to get information."


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School climate can affect overweight children for life

School climate can affect overweight children for life | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers at Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas studied 1,139 first-graders in 29 rural schools where obesity risk is especially high.
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Mexican archaeologists reveal ancient Aztec school

Mexican archaeologists reveal ancient Aztec school | Science News | Scoop.it

Archaeologists in Mexico teamed up with Spain for an ambitious exhibition that showcases dozens of artefacts from an exclusive school for the children of Aztec nobility.

LilibethAndre's curator insight, May 26, 2013 10:56 PM

The calmecac was was where future Aztec leaders and warriors were trained.

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Can Schools Take a Google Approach?

Can Schools Take a Google Approach? | Science News | Scoop.it

Today's school system is set up into disparate parts and silos. That is, students take subjects in given time slots for a given number of weeks to earn a given grade. Thus the end of the course indicates the end of learning for that silo. Does this reflect life after the classroom? What if school was a big experiment - a constant work in progress? In the real world, our intellectual skills are not used one at time for a given number of minutes per day. Instead, we use multiple skills to accomplish the task at hand, knowing full well that that task may morph tomorrow.

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School performance may be linked to physical activity

A systematic review of previous studies suggests that there may be a positive relationship between physical activity and the academic performance of children.
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Babies born 32-36 weeks fare less well at school

Babies born 32-36 weeks fare less well at school | Science News | Scoop.it
(Medical Xpress) -- Only 71 per cent of babies born between 32 and 36 weeks are successful in key stage 1 (KS1) tests (defined as achieving at least level 2 in reading, writing and maths), compared to 79 per cent of babies born at full term (37-41...
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Is Real Educational Reform Possible? If So, How? | The Creativity Post

Is Real Educational Reform Possible? If So, How? | The Creativity Post | Science News | Scoop.it
Educational reform must occur outside of the compulsory school system.
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