Being aware of the dangers of social media sadly does not always allow parents to prevent bad things happening. This alarming story of a boy, aged 10, in Australia, reported by The Age, highlights how easy it is for children to come across sex offenders and be drawn into their claws, and frequently with little…
This article from UNICEF explains 10 of the most crucial elements of digital literacy for children, which are critical elements of skills needed at school, in later work and later on as a general skill for life. As defined below digital literacy refers to knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable children to flourish and grow…
Tras un año de teletrabajo y parte del año pasado escolar en casa, toca un fenómeno que hasta ahora no tenía tanto éxito: campamento en la urbanización. Tras un año de una bajada de ingresos en muchos hogares, esta sí es una manera de ahorrar dinero y tener una solución fácil y cómoda que no…
Giving way to children over screen time was a battle that vanished when the first pandemic lockdown happened, and parents had to find ways to enable their children’s lives to continue and use whatever digital devices available to maintain a link with education. We commented a few weeks ago on Facebook´s attempt to launch a…
The academic achievements, let alone the motivation of students, has declined over the past year. This Wall Street Journal article follows the experience of twin 15 year old sisters as the novelty of the school closures soon wore off and the reality set in. While initially students with good results over this period their grades…
A recent report by UNESCO has concluded what we have all known for some time: that our education systems do not give students the right amount of knowledge in order to adapt, act and respond to one of the major factors affecting humanity, namely climate change and the current environmental crisis. The study “Learn for…
In many countries examinations are currently being suspended to reflect the difficult state of the education system and the disruption that most youngsters have suffered due to the pandemic. The good news, however, is that this situation is a good reason for reflection as to what an educational system should look like. This article in…
Desde hace años vivimos en un mundo que compagina el uso de pantallas y papel. Este artículo en El País argumenta que nuestros cerebros han ido modificándose según los avances tecnológicos. Hoy en día “Internet permite ahora no solo almacenar y compartir grandes cantidades de información y conocimiento, sino interactuar a través de las pantallas”.…
This OECD report (in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF and The World Bank) gives a cross section how countries responded to the pandemic, ranging from school closures, remote learning, teacher vaccination and in some cases the return to in-class teaching. Traditional inequalities, normally less visible to the general public, have become amplified by the crisis, exposing…
In the EU Italy has been the country most affected by Covid, especially its education system, having remained closed for longer than any other country (35 weeks in total). According to this article in the NY Times this scenario has led to a domino effect on the rate of dropouts, and in particular Naples, being…