In this post we present and discuss an excerpt from Euripides‘ “Suppliants” (or “Suppliant Women“). Continue reading “Euripides’ views on Education – Virtue is teachable”
Euripides’ views on Education – Virtue is teachable
Pindar – Whatever takes place without God, it is better to stay in silence
In this article we present and analyze an excerpt from Pindar, the lyrical poet. Continue reading “Pindar – Whatever takes place without God, it is better to stay in silence”
Trauma and kids: The role of the early childhood teacher
As catastrophic bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales and Queensland, thousands of people are reeling from the devastation. It’s a shocking start to Australia’s fire season, but beyond the physical damage, the emotional scars persist, especially for Australia’s youngest citizens. Continue reading “Trauma and kids: The role of the early childhood teacher”
Education in the Christian Roman Empire
The emperors founded quite a number of schools for orphans. These used the same syllabus as the one followed in the country’s primary schools, but children from upper- and middle-class families were often educated by private tutors who preferred welltried Graeco-Roman methods. Continue reading “Education in the Christian Roman Empire”
Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Education
Who were taught in the Byzantine Empire
St. Gregory Nazianzen confidently states: ‘I think that all those who have sense will acknowledge that education is the first of the goods we possess‘, and J. B. Bury was doubtless right in saying that in the Eastern Empire ‘every boy and girl whose parents could afford to pay was educated’, in contrast to the West where in the Dark Ages book learning was drawn from monastic sources. Continue reading “Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Education”
New parts of the brain become active after students learn physics
Parts of the brain not traditionally associated with learning science become active when people are confronted with solving physics problems, a new study shows. Continue reading “New parts of the brain become active after students learn physics”
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