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(By Folksy) Bullying has become a worldwide epidemic, and it needs to be prevented as much as possible. All you need to do is a quick internet search to find horrific stories of how bullies have devastated the lives of students and their families. Educators and teachers need to know how to prevent bullying and […]

(By Benjamin Stewart) As an educator, what does it mean to share? We tell our children at home to do it. We tell our kids at school to do it. We’d even be hard pressed to find an educator who didn’t outright argue against the notion of sharing. So why then are there still educators

(By Taiwo Akinlami) A recent United Nation’s Survey reveals that never in the history of our world have the children of the world been exposed to the kind of abuse they are exposed to today. ‘A shocking picture of physical abuse and mistreatment of children in countries in every corner of the world, ranging from

  It will come as a relief to those who failed to shine when taking an IQ test. After conducting the largest ever study of intelligence, researchers have found that far from indicating how clever you are, IQ testing is actually rather ‘meaningless’. In a bid to investigate the value of IQ, scientists asked more

It all started when Mother caught them – the twins – doing what they were not supposed to do. It was Uncle Matthew’s wedding day, and both she and Father had been bustling about all morning, preparing for it. Then Mother sat before her dressing table to apply her makeup, and picked up her lipstick.

Parenting comes with huge responsibilities. The second most important decision you will make as a parent — apart from deciding to have the kid in the first place — is deciding which school for them to enrol in. Make the right decision and you could put them on a path toward lifelong learning, a prestigious

You don’t need me to tell you that the Internet has become a pervasive global network of people and machines that is beginning to mediate all human interactions. But, just for a second, think about how different the 21st century will be in comparison to the 20th century, simply because of the Internet. As a

(By Anabelle Buggle) Do you to prefer to save up your money for the future, or splurge on something you want right now? Do you like to hit the gym and go for a jog, or would you rather kick back and relax? Whatever your choices, we tend to believe that these are our decisions

World-wide, the International Literacy Day (ILD) was celebrated by UNESCO a couple of weeks ago on September 8th. This year, the focus was pointed towards ‘Literacies For The 21st Century’. We know that the literacies needed for our ever globalising, technology infused world expand beyond the basic ability to read and write that the word ‘literacy’