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The Student Voice
Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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Let’s face it, meritocracy is a myth. The game is rigged.

Let’s face it, meritocracy is a myth. The game is rigged. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Nepotism, luck and other factors that have nothing to do with talent are at play in most areas of the workforce.
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Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education?

Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The recent reports of poison attacks on over 1000 Iranian schoolgirls appears to be another shocking chapter in the war against girls’ education.
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'Is this really fair?' How high school students feel about being streamed into different classes based on 'ability'

'Is this really fair?' How high school students feel about being streamed into different classes based on 'ability' | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Some students in higher-ability classes said they felt more confident and motivated, but students in lower streams reported conforming to teachers’ low expectations for achievement.
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COVID is forcing millions of girls out of school in South-east Asia and the Pacific.

COVID is forcing millions of girls out of school in South-east Asia and the Pacific. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Around 33,000 child marriages took place in 2020 in Indonesia, a new report shows. This comes with more girls in Australia's region dropping out of school and taking on more caring responsibilities.
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The Power of Self-Directed Education

The Power of Self-Directed Education | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
My son Max just turned 15. He is in a dual-enrollment program in which he’ll earn his Associate’s degree before he graduates high school. How did he get here? I’d love to say it was my amazing parenting, but the truth is he’s always had a strong love of learning.

At age three he read billboards from his car seat.

At age five he took apart computers.

At age nine he read a 450-page book on salt – for fun.
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Microsoft Education offers A Free Tutoring Service to Help Students with Their Math Problems via Educators' technology

Microsoft Education offers A Free Tutoring Service to Help Students with Their Math Problems via Educators' technology | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
math tutoring for students

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Distance learning tech tips for the new school year

Distance learning tech tips for the new school year | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Computers are a lifeline for students who can’t go to school, but using them presents its own set of parenting and technology challenges.
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How to listen and learn from Indigenous children in order to help them

How to listen and learn from Indigenous children in order to help them | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Here are the lessons we can learn from Dujuan Hoosan, a young Aboriginal boy, on how to change the education system.
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Curtin’s latest MOOC to address mental health and youth suicide

Curtin’s latest MOOC to address mental health and youth suicide | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Curtin University’s latest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled, ‘‘Talk to me’: Improving mental health and suicide prevention in young adults'.
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Preparing Your Child for University Course

Preparing Your Child for University Course | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Support your child's application journey by learning about the UCAS process, financial aid and support, and how to prepare your child for life as a student.
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More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it

More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Studying maths is likely to make you smarter and more employable.
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Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?

Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it

In our efforts to support young people, we might be teaching them to be afraid rather than encouraging them to see exams as a positive challenge.

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It's all about perspective.

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'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year' by @JennaPrice

'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year' by @JennaPrice | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It's that time of year when parents worry about their kids at schoolies, but there are worse things they should fear.
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Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here's how parents can help

Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here's how parents can help | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
At this point of the school year, many Year 10 students begin to seriously think about what subjects they might pick for years 11 and 12.
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Ukrainian Students Revisit Their Destroyed School

Ukrainian Students Revisit Their Destroyed School | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students visit the ruins of their former classrooms and share some of their thoughts on the war.
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How extending learning time could help students

A new report explores many approaches to extending learning time.

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What uni years taught me about diet and mental wellbeing

What uni years taught me about diet and mental wellbeing | The Student Voice | Scoop.it

Excitement and enjoyment, quickly followed by anxiety and stress – uni can bring fluctuating emotions that change day by day, or even hour by hour. A bad mood can arrive with no explanation, while social pressures, a large workload, or lack of sleep may lead to low feelings.

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Schools in England need post-Covid fund to tackle mental health decline, says report

Schools in England need post-Covid fund to tackle mental health decline, says report | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Study finds worsening wellbeing and self-esteem among teenagers, raising fears pandemic will exacerbate trend
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Educators failing to teach what students need for good jobs

Educators failing to teach what students need for good jobs | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Study exposes communication breakdown between schools and businesses
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My university degree was life-changing. Putting them out of reach is elitist and wrong

My university degree was life-changing. Putting them out of reach is elitist and wrong | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Saddling individuals with a high level of future debt inevitably turns away those who do not have money in the first place
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Girls' safety and education at risk around the world due to coronavirus, Plan International warns

Girls' safety and education at risk around the world due to coronavirus, Plan International warns | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
While Australian girls struggle to navigate their education and social lives under COVID-19 restrictions, many of their peers overseas have had their schooling cut short, as their families try to make ends meet.
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Benefits of Higher Education in Today's Society. By Hanna Jaff

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.
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Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis

Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Australia has settled thousands of African refugees over the years yet fewer than one in ten go on to study in higher education.
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'Be very, very careful': Experts raise warning on private tutoring

'Be very, very careful': Experts raise warning on private tutoring | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A bad tutor could be fatal to a child's future interest in mathematics, warn experts.
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Is silence always golden when it comes to studying? Yes and no

Is silence always golden when it comes to studying? Yes and no | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
In summary, parents should call for quiet conditions when children are writing essays.

When reading and trying to incorporate new material, however, they should consider allowing some background music, particularly if it's instrumental and their child is an extrovert.

Most important of all is to minimise background conversations altogether.
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