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Online education to play a big role in the teaching process

If your child is bitten by the online bug, it could be the starting point for a modern approach to learning. With the fatigue factor rising due to lengthy commutes and multiple subjects, students are gradually discarding traditional ‘brick and mortar’ tutorials. Online learning is popular abroad because it allows students to explore and tap [...]

'Education for all' campaign launched in Orissa

As part of the 1Goal global campaign coinciding with the FIFA Football World Cup 2010, hundreds of social activists, educationists, students and sportspersons have started a signature drive in Orissa, seeking education for all, a campaigner said Tuesday. The drive was kicked off here Monday by international football player and former captain of Indian women [...]

Kids book offers craftsy, educational fun in any language

Looking for fun, educational activities that don’t cost much? Dallas Moms blogger, lawyer and author Annabel Lugo Hoffman likes to do crafts with her daughters, Meredith, 13, and Natalie, 9. You can find these in Come Into My World! / Entra a Mi Mundo, a book of 365 games and activities for every day of [...]

Universities reject A-level grades obtained in resits

PUPILS taking their A-levels have been told by some universities that any grades they obtain by resitting exams will be ignored. Institutions that have adopted a retake “ban” include the medical school at University College London (UCL) and Bath University’s architecture course, one of the most respected in the country. Critics argue that the methods [...]

How to Help Your Children Revise for Exams

It’s a normal weekday afternoon, and my house – also, unfortunately, my workspace – is crammed with teenagers. Some of them are in their usual pose – lying on the sofa, TV zapper in hand, surrounded by the debris of several meals – and one has just made a large lunch, leaving the kitchen looking [...]

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