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Aspects which Contribute to a Quality Education
What is education? According to Nelson Mandela, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.
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The Joy of Effort
Educators are prime witnesses of humanity’s progress: sports became an integral part of education in most schools around the world at the turn of the previous century.
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How can we REALLY motivate students in the 21st Century?
The education system was established in a time of scarcity. Its primary function was to prepare young students to become a component part in the industrial system. What was important back then was the transfer of basic skills and knowledge from one person (the teacher) to another (the student) in an environment not far removed from an industrial batch- processing model.
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“If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind” (Dr. Wayne W. Dyer)
A person can change somebody’s day by showing them a little act of kindness – to smile at someone who is in a bad mood can change their whole day!
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Discipline positive : un oxymore ?
Nos jeunes sont programmés génétiquement pour déborder d’énergie et tenter de « tester » les limites du cadre parental ou scolaire : en d’autres termes, ils cherchent le maximum de liberté personnelle et le minimum de contraintes.
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Why private education is perfectly placed to develop the pedagogies for 21st Century learners
Twenty-first century learning has been the focus of much attention in education since the turn of the century, with proponents arguing that formal education needs to be transformed in order to prepare learners for the complex challenges of a globalised future.
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L’engagement humanitaire : un projet hautement éducatif
Lors de la création d’une fondation au sein d’une école, l’ambition, au-delà du seul devoir de Charité, est d’offrir aux élèves l’opportunité de vivre des expériences enrichissantes et formatrices qui exigent don et dépassement de soi au contact d’une réalité humaine très éloignée de leur quotidien.
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Pourquoi enseigner la musique à chaque élève ?
Nos sociétés évoluent rapidement, les exigences et les attentes de nos jours ne sont plus celles d’il y a 20 ans.
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L’éducation, une tâche commune et multiple !
Chacun connaît l’histoire de ce visiteur d’un chantier qui interroge un ouvrier sur ce qu’il est en train de faire. L’ouvrier lui répond qu’on lui a demandé de tailler des pierres mais qu’il ne sait pas à quoi elles vont servir. Un second lui répond qu’il construit un mur. Un troisième lui répond qu’il bâtit une cathédrale...
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Education and Ethics: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” ― Aristotle
How these students would fare in their future work lives, taking into consideration their behaviour in school, which had not been adequate.
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Ciel, mon curriculum explose !
Le monde de l’éducation a ceci de particulier qu’il n’y a pas de limite aux besoins qu’il pourrait remplir. En d’autres termes, il existe une quantité quasi-illimitée de savoirs que nous souhaiterions inculquer à nos enfants.
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