Persistent educational inequalities are a feature of schools, too – and schools and homeschooling operate in close relation to each other.
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Think of yourself as learning alongside your child.
Issues like a lack of focus and heightened anxiety when learning at home could be due to students lacking the autobiographical memory they need to learn in an alternative context.
Motivating students, encouraging their self-regulation and maintaining home-school communication are ways parents have the potential to positively influence learning outcomes.
A seven week survey asked questions on the experiences of students with disabilities and their families when schools across Australia had mostly closed, and children learnt remotely.
When white parents decide to homeschool, usually it’s to provide individualized education to their child. Research shows black parents homeschool for an entirely different reason.
Some schools are starting to open up after the coronavirus lockdown. But what if you’re worried about sending you kids back too soon. Unschooling might be one solution, so how does it work?
South Africa’s national lockdown will amplify the needs of children with special education needs and disability.
One-to-one talk is a great tool for learning.
Despite the best efforts of governments, schools and parents there’ll be learning losses across the board and worsened educational outcomes for the poor.
Your cheat sheet for best practices in teaching math at home. Keep it positive and mask your shock when your child tells you there are many ways to multiply numbers.
Improving a child’s sense of numbers, and their understanding of probability, fractions, ratios, shapes and patterns, can all be incorporated into daily life or with simple games.
By not talking about climate change, especially the powerful emotions it can provoke, misinformation and eco-anxiety may take root.
Around 20,000 students are homeschooling in Australia. It’s a different form of schooling to learning from home while schools are shut due to COVID-19. But homeschooling does provide some tips.
Instead of insisting on homeschooling primary-age kids, free play can help them learn and has benefits for physical and mental health.
Many school kids may be studying from home as their schools have closed or they need to isolate themselves for other reasons. Parents won’t need to be teachers, but more teachers’ aids.
Homeschooling can be worth it if parents or guardians who choose to educate their children this way know the challenges. Here are the three main ones.
Do homeschooled children miss out on quality education from trained teachers? Research says no – homeschooled students do just as well, if not better, than those who go to school.
Whether homeschooled children have enough opportunities for socialisation is one of the most common questions homeschooling parents get asked.
For Fabiano Caruana, the path to the world chess championship veered away from formal schooling. FAMU professor and chess writer Daaim Shabazz retraces the young grandmaster’s educational journey.
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Curriculum Studies and Philosophy of Education, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Professor of Education, Messiah College
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PhD Candidate , Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Cultural Studies in Education, The University of Texas at Austin