En este momento con la vuelta al cole y todavía la resaca del Covid y las medidas de seguridad presentes en los colegios, es buen momento para reflexionar sobre cómo debería ser el futuro del sistema de educación. En este artículo de Educación 3.0 se recogen algunas de las conclusiones del encuentro ‘El colegio del…
There is a direct link, according to The Economist, between educating girls and their future welfare, freedom, health and personal wealth. What is more important is that this leaves a near permanent mark, as their children inherit these gains. As events have evolved in Afghanistan the fear that girls might be banned from school (and…
A recent article in the NY Times has raised the issue of screen time and specifically a reflection after this prolonged and enforced period of exposure for children as part of their ongoing education. The conclusion that “screen time or technology can be good for children but also bad” does leave the reader slightly confused.…
Nature has for a long time in most countries not been part of the curriculum of education. Yet some of the most interesting books for children are based on discovering nature. According to this article in The Telegraph it has not come a moment too soon for the UK Government to introduce a GCSE in…
Como en muchas cosas en la vida el equilibrio es importante. Según este artículo de La Vanguardia “un control excesivo (de los niños) puede provocar problemas de ansiedad, autoestima y romper el sistema de valores”. Pero esto no quiere decir que no pongamos ninguna regla cuando se rompe la convivencia en el hogar, ya que…
For a long time, if one could afford it, parents were hell bent on filling a child’s “free time” with as many activities as possible. However, according to this New York Times article when the pandemic rescheduled our lives “parents were left scrambling to fill vast hours of unscheduled time…and keeping children engaged became the…
Existe mucho debate sobre el nivel de inglés aprendido en el colegio. Hasta ahora, muchos niños terminaban sus estudios de ocho años sin poder comunicarse en el idioma. Este argumento está muy relacionado con la existencia y éxito – o no – de colegios bilingües que se empezaron a crear en 1996 de la mano…
Reading is probably the most important part of education and one that opens up the world to any child able to access reading materials. Reading helps develop other related skills, such as grammar, vocabulary, and writing; the usage of phonics is the best way to teach children how to read. However, according to The Economist…
While the concept of money (and cash) is a very important one for our society the many changes over the past two decades, and specifically the increased usage of credit cards and more so the digitalisation of payments onto mobile phones has reduced the usage of money. As this trickles down to the level of…
Tras dieciocho meses de pandemia, estamos viendo el resultado en los niños de haber tenido completa libertad con los dispositivos digitales. Desgraciadamente el uso “excesivo” de lo que en su momento era imprescindible para seguir con la educación desde casa, ahora empieza a pasar factura cambiando el comportamiento del niño, alertando a los padres de…