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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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Why are teachers struggling? Because your children are awful

Why are teachers struggling? Because your children are awful | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
I’ll defend active parenting and standing up for your children when they can’t stand up for themselves - but there are limits. Here are mine.
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As a Student, I Couldn’t Afford a College Sweatshirt. As a Professor, I Keep That in Mind.

As a Student, I Couldn’t Afford a College Sweatshirt. As a Professor, I Keep That in Mind. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The first time I wore a Cornell sweatshirt was the week I graduated from the university. It was an extraordinarily expensive gift from my brother. H
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How dyslexic teacher beat stigma to become an asset at outback Queensland school

How dyslexic teacher beat stigma to become an asset at outback Queensland school | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
After struggling through school, Lucy Senior was finally diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD as an adult. Now she's using her lived experience to help a new generation of neurodiverse students. 
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Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students

Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
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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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Reflections on Excellent Teaching » Ako Aotearoa

Reflections on Excellent Teaching » Ako Aotearoa | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Isabella Lenihan-Ikin, student representative NZUSA, reflects on the impact of excellent teaching at the Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony at Parliament, October 2019.
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'Show us that you care': a student's view on what makes a perfect teacher

'Show us that you care': a student's view on what makes a perfect teacher | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Ofsted has its own ideas about outstanding teaching, but what young people need is quite different
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Link thanks to @gamerlearner
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Higher education: University students deserve more focus on the quality of how they are taught

Higher education: University students deserve more focus on the quality of how they are taught | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Once a global frontrunner in innovation in teaching and learning, Australia’s higher education sector has lost its competitive edge.
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When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own

When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
For Thomas Woodruff, retirement from teaching offered the very thing he’d been trying to instill in his students: artistic freedom.
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Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices

Teacher gender bias is real and has lasting effects on students' marks and study choices | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Research tracking teachers, classes and their grades over many years shows gender bias has long-term impacts on students’ performance and their post-school study choices.
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Schools are surveying students to improve teaching. But many teachers find the feedback too difficult to act on

Schools are surveying students to improve teaching. But many teachers find the feedback too difficult to act on | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Education departments are increasingly investing in student surveys to improve classroom standards. But a study has found teachers don’t change their practice in response to student feedback.
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Graduate student workers worry about requirements to teach in person.

Being students and instructors breeds new anxieties for college teaching and research assistants in the midst of the health crisis.
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Don't blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their hands

Don't blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their hands | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Previous research suggests teacher quality accounts for up to 30% of the reason some students get better marks than others. Our research on twin pairs turns that on its head.
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Four things students with vision impairment want you (their teachers and friends) to know

Four things students with vision impairment want you (their teachers and friends) to know | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Interviews with students who have a vision impairment show they wish their teachers and friends knew more about them. Here are the four key messages they want to communicate.
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