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College Counselling – In the News
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.
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Programming, today’s literacy
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.
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« Adolescere » : grandir vers, mais vers quoi ?
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.
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Sharing about life in a boarding house
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.
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Du bon usage de l’inutilité
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.
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Reconnecting With Commonsense
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.
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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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