Does your child often perceive himself as being right when he’s wrong and wrong when he’s right? Some children have a hard time picking up on other people’s expressions, body language or social cues. These kids are often prone to thinking they’re being disapproved of or disliked when they’re not. Understand that reading social situations is a skill many kids with behavioral problems lack.... 

Is your child failing in school? Maybe he started out full of enthusiasm, but now his grades are slipping, his attitude is bad and he seems to be falling through the cracks. If your child has hit a slump midway through the school year, you are not alone. James Lehman has some advice for you today on what you can do now to get your child back on track. Many kids lose steam by the time the middle of... 

At the beginning of the last century, the power of nations might have been measured in battleships and coal. In this century it’s as likely to be graduates. There has been an unprecedented global surge in the numbers of young people going to university. Among the developed OECD countries, graduation rates have almost doubled since the mid-1990s. In 1998, there were only about a million students... 

Within four years, a quarter of sixth formers at a leading UK independent school will be heading for universities in the United States. From Leighton Buzzard to Yale: Jason Parisi will have saved money by studying in the US That’s the prediction of head of Wellington College in Berkshire, Anthony Seldon. Dr. Seldon, one of the UK’s most prominent head teachers, says that ambitious teenagers... 

China’s education performance, at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong seems to be as spectacular as the country’s breakneck economic expansion, outperforming many more advanced countries. But what is behind this success? How China is winning the school race Eyebrows were raised when the results of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International... 

A relationship-based approach   BY ADAM COX For those of us committed to helping children overcome learning challenges, the quest to teach social skills is particularly important. Social learning impairments are associated with a wide variety of learning disabilities, although they are especially problematic for people with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD), noted to have underdeveloped right-hemisphere... 

Studying can be a tedious task for most students, especially if the student has little to no interest in the material at hand. This automatically lowers concentration levels and induces a feeling of helplessness in the individual.  The problem, however, is not as serious as it may sound and I believe a few simple steps can go a long way in helping one foster good relations with their textbooks and... 

During the modern age, with globalization at its height, knowing one or two secondary languages has become more than a simple feat of high class and intelligence but also a strict requirement in many occasions. Whether it’s for professional, social or personal reasons, learning at least one foreign language is a must for anyone that wants to keep his or her head up high in today’s society. Let’s... 

The effects of bullying are very serious and both the child who bullies and is bullied have long-term risk factors for a series of negative consequences.  This on-going issue is now treated with such seriousness by many, that in the early part of the 2000s, both the American Medical Association and Department of Justice came out with stringent guidelines for physicians and law enforcement officials... 

The first UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, organized in partnership with Nokia, will be held at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris to discuss the use of mobile technologies in education through an international experts’ meeting and a symposium (14-16 December). UNESCO leads the way in mobile learning A diverse group of stakeholders will explore the potential and challenges of mobile learning in a world...