Homebound: When Students Refuse to Go to School
An increasing number of children and adolescents are skipping school. In the US, one in four school-age children is chronically absent from school, while in the UK, it’s one in
Read moreAn increasing number of children and adolescents are skipping school. In the US, one in four school-age children is chronically absent from school, while in the UK, it’s one in
Read moreFrom uncontrollable and immature to moldable and flexible: Brain research shows teenage brains in a new light, finally answering questions many parents and teachers have asked: “What is actually going
Read moreBeing present instead of powerful, prioritizing relationships instead of distance. This concept of a new authority is used more and more frequently in the classroom. What does it involve and
Read moreTeaching is like conducting: Orchestras and school classes are both tense places characterized by authority, individualism and shortness of time. Conductor and university lecturer Graziella Contratto knows both worlds. How do
Read moreLittle children spend three months at a kindergarten without toys: Is this a crazy pedagogical idea or a project that effectively prevents addiction? The two dolls from the playroom took off to
Read moreBorn too soon, by caesarean section and not breathing: Lio’s start in life was anything but rosy. When he was diagnosed with “autism accompanied by moderate mental and physical disabilities”
Read moreA Swiss study shows that children’s prospects regarding future school and professional chances improve vastly when they receive support at a very early age. Tired, Marla sat with her newborn baby and
Read moreGeneration Z is clueless about life before the smartphone. No generation prior to this one has been as plugged into online media as these young people born between 1997 and
Read moreSouth Korea has about 2,000 forest kindergartens and play groups – all based on the Swiss model. An onsite visit. A group of children are sitting Indian style in the midst
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