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Should Latin Be Taught in VCE?
Introduction: On the 31st of May 2021, I returned to Haileybury College, from which I had graduated four years prior, as a member of staff. I was now the new Latin Teaching Assistant and virtually scurrying from break-out room to break-out room to introduce myself. After the basic niceties had been exchanged, I asked each group of students what I considered to be a fairly important question: Why Latin? One of the most time-intensive subjects on the VCE roster, I assumed that no sane student would take up the subject without a good reason. And, without exception, I received some variation on the same theme: ‘Because it scales well’, with the optional addition of: ‘and I need a good ATAR to get into med’.
By Meg Challis5 years ago in Education
How to Make Science Interesting for Kids? - Swiflearn
Science creates the spark to think of how an atom is formed. It is one subject that can surely gain the kid’s attention towards wanting to know more. It helps kids stop believing something blindly. It is true that science has become much more enjoyable as compared to the days of yore where science was taught to children using chalk and slate. Now, students are more engaged in reading interesting science articles and novels that are related to the strands of science. However, the challenge still remains of how much students can adapt to when science is made fun and not just treated as mere topics in order to pass the examinations.
By Priyanshu Rawat5 years ago in Education
6 eLearning Tips to Boost Knowledge Retention
E-Learning outcomes that are well-designed, engaging, and informative are already well-known to you as a training manager. However, your content development activity achieves the expected results only if retention happens successfully along with learning.
By Syed Amjad Ali5 years ago in Education
A Deep Analysis on Why Academics Upped Grades for Students
During the early stages of the pandemic, academic grades are inflated to support students cope with the tougher online environment. Nobody was prepared for such a big change in their life. Shifting from face-to-face to online education is the biggest change that students had to face. They were used to getting regular feedback from teachers, meeting friends and having friends together, and participating in extra-curricular activities. So putting all that on pause and shifting to a different learning procedure can be very overwhelming. They already had so many questions in mind: How will this work? What about their dream career? What if the internet does not work properly? How to do my homework when so many things are going on outside?
By Alley John5 years ago in Education
Best Civil Engineering Colleges in Hyderabad
Civil engineering is one of the oldest, evergreen, versatile and diverse branches of engineering that conceive, plan, design, construct, operate and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and the private sector.
By akshay kumar5 years ago in Education
Student Support Surges
Anticipation is building for students as they embark on their latest educational adventure. For many, that has meant heading off to university. For others, it will be a local college, and some may have just returned to secondary school as they settle into the new autumn term.
By Amy Mercer5 years ago in Education
