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Des études ont démontré que les élèves obtenant des bons ou des très bons résultats scolaires passaient en moyenne 20 minutes par jour à des lectures personnelles (non demandées par l’école), qu’il s’agisse de textes littéraires, de magasines spécialisés ou de journaux quotidiens.

Teaching is certainly one of the most legitimate and socially-useful professions in the world. Nations and communities can expect a huge return on their investment in education. In the face of increasing complexity and challenges, teaching deserves recognition, respect, and support.

In the world of education, we should hope that the work we do with our students will be useful in their lives and will also give them the tools they need to improve our world.

Only a generation ago, students were required to perform academically, athletically and ideally also artistically. A healthy dose of rebellion was tolerated as part of their maturation process. Now globalisation has made the world substantially more competitive.

These last weeks have been interesting for those of us who are University Guidance Counsellors. I opened the papers recently and saw a familiar face from the series «Desperate Housewives», in the spotlight in the United States because of the help she afforded to her children to ensure their acceptance into the « right » universities.

Every student should be studying Computer Science in their formative years at school. The ability to future-proof decisions, to be able to exercise agile governance and make mindful decisions requires the knowledge and understanding of the technological world that we live in today.

Face au besoin de l'immédiateté et de l'hyper-connectivité courante, la société dans son ensemble est dans une quête identitaire. Une grande majorité de jeunes et d’adultes partagent l'attention au corps, la recherche d'un sens, la remise en question des relations affectives et spirituelles, l'angoisse d'un lendemain sans horizon, la peur de grandir, de vieillir, et de mourir.

Contrairement aux traditions, les valeurs éducatives classiques traversent les générations comme les phases de l’histoire : la curiosité intellectuelle, l’honnêteté, le courage, la bienveillance envers les autres, l’envie intrinsèque de réaliser tout son potentiel personnel, ces valeurs classiques ont toujours fait progresser l’humanité.

Boarding communities should be a close-knit environment where young people are cared for and cared about. It is unquestionably an extended family where the children have a reciprocal respect for one another and develop close friendships and bonds, providing many moments to cherish and many from which to learn.

On lit chez Cioran cette anecdote : alors qu’on prépare la ciguë qui doit l’empoisonner, Socrate apprend un air de flûte. « A quoi cela servira-t-il donc ? » lui demande-t-on. A savoir cet air avant de mourir fut la réponse. La connaissance comme fin en soi, en somme.

Chômage des jeunes en croissance dans le monde. Robotisation des tâches, même complexes. Probable nécessité de changer plusieurs fois de profession durant une carrière, et le moment venu, d’en exercer une dont on ne peut avoir l’idée aujourd’hui car elle n’existe pas encore.

Working in education for over 20 years has made me think a lot about the state of the world and the responsibility of those of us in education to ensure that positive change happens rapidly. Our young people have the right to expect an education that will give them the tools needed for a brighter, fairer future. We all live in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous –the VUCA world.

Le baccalauréat international (BI) célèbre ses 50 ans d’existence cette année. Il reste assez peu connu des familles suisses, qui se fient volontiers à la maturité pour l’accès de leurs enfants aux études supérieures.

What is STEAM?

What is education? According to Nelson Mandela, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.

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.

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.