Let’s talk about... Education.

Our young people are demanding more from schools and colleges and more is expected of them. Does your child have the skills to cope?

Education 2.0 - student ownership
How can schools build a climate that takes students beyond mere engagement and into ownership of their learning? I came across this yesterday and it is one of the best pieces of writing on student participation I have ever seen so I just had to share it with you. Written by the wonderful Adam Fletcher it certainly answers some very important questions.
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Education for Generation 2.0
I am getting more and more annoyed or passionate (maybe the same thing) about the UK Education System and what it needs to do to catch up with our kids. So much so that when I find something new and innovative I find myself almost jumping around my office.
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Gen Y Teachers
I believe that Gen Y Teachers are going to have a huge impact on the education system. They come into the system with different thoughts, ideas and ways of communicating. This is very exciting for me as someone who is desperate to see an education system that is more representative of the young people in it.
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Is Good Education down to a good Teacher
I read a great article this morning by Rob Pitingolo and his thoughts on good and bad teacher. In this article he includes a quote from Malcolm Gladwell’s newest piece in The New Yorker Eric Hanushek, an economist at Stanford, estimates that the students of a very bad teacher will learn, on average, half a yearâs worth of material in one school year. The students in the class of a very good teacher will learn a year and a half’s worth of material.
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Children born to socially active parents have better exam results, research has found.
Found this in the telegraph and throught it was an interesting read. Children born to socially active parents have better exam results, research has found. Parents who are involved in clubs such as political parties, voluntary groups or religious organisations are likely to have children who succeed at school.
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Thousands of children are struggling at school because of family breakdown and bad parenthood, teachers say.
Thousands of children are struggling at school because of family breakdown and bad parenthood, teachers are warning. They often arrive at school unfit for lessons after being allowed to drink alcohol, stay out with friends and use social networking websites late into the night, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers claimed.
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Truanting Teen and Pre-Teens
Getting your truanting teen or pre–teen back to school can be a very challenging process. The government in this country is still fining and in some cases imprisoning parents if their child skips school. The question on everyone minds is – is this the right thing to do?
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Teenagers and Bullying
Dealing with bullying is a very difficult challenge for any family. It can leave so many scars and leave the people involved feeling helpless. So I thought I would share with you a case study of how I helped one clients overcome the bullies.
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The UK has the worse post 16 university drop out rate in the western world.
The UK has the worse university drop out rate! Reports have shown that nearly 40% of students are dropping out of universities, that is almost 2 in 5 young people in the UK who are not completing their degrees.
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Paying for a wasted college education?
So college, school that time of year is upon us again. Exam results are in and futures are or have been decided. If the exam results were not as expected then look at this post – exam results not as expected.
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Helicopter Parenting is changing the way our universities work
Helicopter Parenting is changing not only the way businesses works with Generation Y but now our college process in the UK has changed to accommodate them. For the first time this year prospective students have been allowed to let a parent act so their representative.
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