No products in the cart.
Dear Readers,
Please check out our new Opinion Poll on Extracurricular Activities and cast your vote by the end of March 2014. As you know …
your opinion counts
Our February 2014 poll was about Choosing subjects:
Elementary-level students should be able to choose their subjects, because they are best placed to decide the subjects they enjoy and those that they don’t.
• I agree. When you force children to study subjects they have no interest in, and limit the time they spend studying the subjects they do enjoy, you put them off school and formal education. (41%, 21 Votes)
• I disagree. If students that young are given the option to pick their subjects, they would only opt for the subjects they are good at and find easy, thereby not challenging themselves. (59%, 30 Votes)
The respondents who believe that elementary-level students should not be allowed to pick their subjects lead this opinion poll. Fifty-nine percent of the respondents believe that students should not be allowed to choose the subjects they will study, because they are most likely to avoid challenging themselves by picking subjects that they find easy. On the other hand, a substantial 41% of the respondents believe that children should be allowed to pick subjects at the elementary school-level, because forcing children to study subjects they do not enjoy puts them off formal education.
The demands of a fast changing modern world require that we support students in developing the skills for a reasoned and balanced discussion on sensitive topics that may challenge some of their most deeply ingrained beliefs. In this article, Shahrezad Samiuddin explore the issues surrounding introducing sensitive topics in the classroom.
This 84-hour Primary Certificate course in Professional Studies has been designed for teachers striving to excel as a primary classroom practitioner.
Download the details (812 KB)
Dear Readers,
Please check out our new Opinion Poll on Choosing subjects and cast your vote by the end of February 2014. As you know …
your opinion counts
Our January 2014 poll was about School Uniforms:
School uniforms should be mandatory, because they prevent needless pressure over appearances and encourage children to evaluate people by who they are on the inside
• I agree. School uniforms also prevent students from dressing inappropriately, help parents save money and avert issues such as bullying due to the way an individual is dressed. (90%, 57 Votes)
• I disagree. Clothes are a form of self-expression and by dressing everyone in the same uniform schools are taking away from a student’s individuality and encouraging a kind of conformism. (10%, 6 Votes)
The respondents, who believe school uniforms should be mandatory, swept this opinion poll by a huge margin. A whopping 90% of the respondents believe that students should wear school uniforms to schools. They believe that wearing uniforms prevents inappropriate dressing and helps parents save money. A small minority (10%) believe uniforms encourage conformism and are therefore detrimental to a student’s individuality.