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An age-old question

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An age-old question Published: As we reach the later years of our lives, our skin will wrinkle and our hair will turn grey. We may have mixed feelings about ageing, but it is a natural part of life. Although we may never be able to prevent ageing, some scientists think that we may be able to slow it down.

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Keyboarding Pedagogy

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In my classroom, it’s the most-asked question from parents, concerns like: When do students start? How do I know what questions parents are interested in about keyboarding? So I enthusiastically answered every question the producer had with my thoughts from thirty years of teaching. Are kindergartners old enough.

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Expanding into Early Childhood Is Good for Edtech Companies. Is It Good for Kids?

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As the founder and CEO of the tutoring platform Outschool points out, there’s quite a big difference between a 17-year-old user and a 3-year-old user. For starters, most 3-year-olds can’t read. But families wanted their younger kids to have access to age-appropriate classes on the tutoring site, too. Can he join?”

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To Serve Bilingual Students, This Future Teacher Will Draw on Her Own Experience

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Now a college graduate, the 21-year-old is channeling her lived experiences into a career path. In our Future Teachers series , we ask these questions to aspiring educators on the cusp of entering the classroom. I was born in Mexico and lived there until I was 7 years old. And why are they undeterred?

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What Educators Need to Know about Generation Alpha

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I had questions and I wanted to know more. They are the start of something new, not a return to the old,” he added. This generation was 10-years-old or younger when the world shut down due to COVID-19. Having information at their fingertips has made these kids curious and we need to create space for the big questions they have.

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Why Many Early Childhood Educators Can’t Afford to Retire

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Caldwell is 56 years old, and she’s tired. Whether she can afford to is another question. Danielle Caldwell It’s a bitter contradiction that spans the field: The job is a difficult one to do into old age, yet few who stick with it are able to set aside enough money to enjoy a traditional retirement. “It

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How Metaphors Shape Edtech

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I live in Wales, and it was built by the third Marquess of Bute back in the industrial age, who was like the wealthiest man in the country, if not the world, because of the big coal industry then. And he wanted to build a fairytale castle, and so he built this thing on the site of an old castle that had been there since the 11th century.

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