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A recurrent struggle for teachers is how to deal with students who lack motivation. All classes seem to have at least one student who seems unreachable, no matter what we try, and even the best students have days when they are not motivated for classroom learning. Although most teachers would blame technology for students’ distractionRead more

According to https://chriskresser.com/how-a-technology-addiction-can-hurt-your-health/ the digital age has taught us some nasty habits that have an extremely high potential to cause our wellbeing to suffer. In particular, our mental health is taking a hit because of our apparent ‘need’ to check our phones constantly. It’s when this desire becomes a ‘need’ that we experience something calledRead more

According to the study of more than 2000 NSW and Victorian students, published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, the benefits of having more positive relationships with teachers are far more significant than the impacts of negative relationships for students, and can shape their overall educational aspirations. High school students with more positive than negativeRead more