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Italy will become the first country to make study of global heating and human influence on natural resources compulsory in state schools. Lorenzo Fioramonti, Italy’s Education Minister, announced that starting from September 2020, one hour a week will be dedicated to themes including global heating and humans’ influence on the planet. That could put ItalyRead more

Whether to allow student use of mobile phones in school is a controversial topic in education. Both teachers and parents are concerned about distractibility, as well as other issues, like cyberbullying. However, using mobile phones in classrooms also has benefits, such as learning opportunities, and easy contact with parents. What do experts think about thisRead more

Is banning phones in schools teaching our students to form good, life long habits? Phones are here for the long term, they’re not a fad, and taking them away from our students is not the answer if we are all about teaching them to be self reliant, self motivated, disciplined and independent.After all, the goalRead more