I think this one’s pretty self explanatory! An Education site with an Education category? Who would’ve thunk it!
In his song Rat Race, Bob Marley made the musical statement “in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty”. The U.S. is one of the most technologically-advanced nations in the world, but in a recent math-and-science-education ranking, published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the U.S. placed 28th out of 76 […]
If you enter a classroom where an exam is about to take place, you will most likely see a lot of the same things. Students reading, writing, pacing, biting their nails. An exam can be a very stressful thing. Some tests, such as SATs or APs can count for a lot, and it isn’t strange […]
If you ask me to remember a lesson I learnt when I was a child it will with no doubt be something that was taught to me in a fun and innovative way. Research shows that the more senses used while teaching something, the more chance there is of the student remembering it. When I […]
Are we doomed to make the same mistakes over and over? Educators and students seem to be stuck in a rut. School budgets are being cut left and right, which means that a lot of the burden could end up falling on the shoulders of hard-working mothers and fathers all across the country. Education these […]
Research has conclusively shown that music helps children (and adults too, for that matter!) study and retain information. Using elements of music, such as melody and words of an audio recording, has been shown to improve the academic performance of students again and again. Educational music, where music is used as a teaching method, comes […]
History of the English Language – Part II Old English and Middle English are relatively hard to read. Even those who speak perfect Modern English will have trouble with written and spoken English versions of the past. The older incarnations of the English language sounded very different from the English we speak today, mostly due […]
I Accept that Exception One problematic issue facing English speakers worldwide – made possible through the advancements of Modern English – is the fact that, some words sound incredibly alike, yet have very different meanings. Pronunciation is important, but not everyone has the same quality of diction and enunciation. This can cause feelings of confusion […]
Grammarly Software Review In this day and age, when so much information is created and passed on in digital form, the command of the English language is essential. Of course, nothing will ever replace the good old-fashioned human proofreader. No matter how complex an algorithm, grammar checking software will never be absolutely perfect. However, a […]
How to use music as a viable learning tool It has been said that music is the language of the soul. Isn’t it interesting how most of us could probably flawlessly recite the ABC song, even when we are woken up with a frying pan to the face at 3:27 AM? Music creates a bond […]
Social media is everywhere. Someone recently remarked that nobody uses certain social media language abbreviations such as BRB anymore. And why? Well, because now there is no BRB. You aren’t coming back to anything, because it is always with you. Back when chatrooms were confined to the computer, you actually had to come back to […]