Dimitris Tzouris ‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learnverified_publisher The Guardian - Wendy BerlinerPupils who ask lots of questions get better results, especially those from poorer homes Young children sit cross-legged on the mat as their teacher prepares to teach them about the weather, equipped with...
Dimitris Tzouris Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in the Classroom edutopia.org - Cathleen Beachboard Practicing Gratitude in the Classroom Gratitude enhances the mood of the sender and the receiver. Also, according to a study from Harvard, feeling …
Dimitris Tzouris What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?verified_publisher The Guardian - Jonathan WolffForcing universities to compete with each other is a bad idea. What we need is a Teaching Happiness Framework In The Methods of Ethics, a book read only by philosophers with an overdeveloped sense of the...
Dimitris Tzouris Giving students more music, theater, and dance boosts writing scores (and compassion), big new study finds chalkbeat.org - Matt Barnum When you’re the big fish, it’s not OK to pick on the little fish just because you can. That’s an important lesson for everyone. But some Houston …
Dimitris Tzouris 10 global megatrends facing educationverified_publisher BBC News - By Andreas SchleicherWhat are the big international trends coming over the horizon that are going to affect education systems around the world? Andreas Schleicher, head of education for the OECD economic think thank and in...
Dimitris TzourisPhones 'It makes me feel angry': Kids speak out about their parents' phone useverified_publisher abc.net.au - Fiona Pepper Many Australian parents worry about their children having too much screen time, but perhaps they should look a little closer to home. If the six- and …
Dimitris Tzouris Harvard study: Children who start school early more likely to get ADHD diagnosis — even if they don’t have itverified_publisher The Washington Post - Valerie StraussHarvard University researchers have found that children who start school up to a year sooner than many of their peers are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD — even if they don’t really have the condition....
Dimitris Tzouris Kids need more than academics at school to succeed. Doing it right is the trick.verified_publisher The Washington Post - Valerie StraussThe education world has long been filled with debate about how to improve troubled schools and help kids succeed academically and otherwise. Better teachers? Better school resources? Better school buildings...
Dimitris TzourisStudents The Future Of Learning? Well, It's Personalverified_publisher NPR - Anya Kamenetz , Robbie Feinberg, Kyla Calvert MasonUpdated at 10:30 a.m. ET If you do a Google image search for "classroom," you'll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks, with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. One teacher,...
Dimitris TzourisLearning Drawing Is the Fastest, Most Effective Way to Learn, According to New Research Inc Magazine - Jessica StillmanYou are probably not using the most effective, research-backed study technique. When was the last time you sat down with a pencil and paper and drew something? For many of us the answer is high school...
Dimitris Tzouris The Dangers of Distracted Parentingverified_publisher The Atlantic - Erika ChristakisWhen it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own. Smartphones have by now been implicated in so many crummy outcomes—car fatalities, disturbances,...
