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Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a crucial skill
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It seems today the mistrust of official health advice and spread of “alternative” treatments for COVID-19 are as frightening as the virus itself. How is it that so many people are ill-informed (and seemingly...
Why CompTIA A+ Certification Is Perfect for You?
Many professionals graduate from institutions of higher learning every year. However, sometimes a degree may not be enough to take you through the competitive job market in some industries such as IT. Here, only...
9 ways to help kick-start your child’s career
Declining youth employment rates due to COVID-19 mean sound career advice has never been more important. But for parents, who are key career influencers, giving the right guidance can be daunting.
Australian youth have been...
Fee cuts for nursing and teaching but big hikes for law and humanities in...
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The federal government will fund an extra 39,000 university places by 2023 in a package that will restructure the amounts students have to pay for courses to encourage them to “make more...
5 reasons it’s safe for kids to go back to school
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In mid March, cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 – dramatically increased in Australia and the government responded with an effective public health strategy. People who could, shifted to working from home,...
Building Communities – Schooling in the Time of Covid-19
A look at how people are coping with schooling and education in this global pandemic, and how it has affected students, parents and teachers around the world.
Carlie is a teacher aide at Brisbane Independent...
How not to fall for coronavirus BS: avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought
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With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a great deal of anxiety, we might come to think people are irrational, selfish or downright crazy. We see people showing up to public venues en masse or...
Graphic novels help teens learn about racism, climate change and social justice – here’s...
The success of ‘Maus’ made the genre more visible.
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Teen activists worldwide are making headlines for their social justice advocacy on everything from climate change and immigration to substance abuse and LGBTQ issues....
If you can read this headline, you can read a novel. Here’s how to...
Fewer people are reading novels for pleasure than in the past.
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Public anxiety about the capacity of digital-age children and young adults to read anything longer than a screen grab has come to feel...
