Dimitris Tzouris ‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn verified_publisherThe 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_publisherThe 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 TzourisStudents 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 education verified_publisherBBC 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...
