Education
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Innovative and Student-Centered: The American School of Barcelona
Meg Holmes, Coordinator of the American School of Barcelona’s English Language Center shares her insights into the dual worlds of international education and student-centered language learning in Barcelona. Read more
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Why We Remember More by Reading—Especially Print—Than from Audio or Video
Studies show that both grade school students and college students assume they’ll get higher scores on a comprehension test if they have done the reading digitally. Yet, they actually score higher when they have read the material in print. Read more
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Prepared For the Future: The Challenge of Educating for an Ever-Changing World
The British School of Barcelona inspires young generations to be global citizens in a multicultural environment with an education that allows them to live and work anywhere in the world Read more
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5 Important Factors When Choosing an International School
If you are contemplating the possibility of offering your child an international education so that they can learn a second language and become truly bilingual, The British School of Barcelona shares five important elements to consider. Read more
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New Year, New Career?
A global recession may not seem like the obvious time to make big life changes, but redundancy offers an opportunity to take stock of where you are, and see whether you’re happy there. Read more
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How Does Being Bilingual Affect Your Brain? It Depends on How You Use Language
Depending on what you read, speaking more than one language may or may not make you smarter. So, what gives? Read more
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In the 119 years since the Nobel Prizes were first given out, only 3% of the science awardees have been women and zero of the 617 science laureates have been black. The vast majority of those now-famous role model scientists are white men. 2019 Nobel Prize award ceremony. © Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
Nobel Prizes Have a Diversity Problem Even Worse Than the Scientific Fields They Honor
The list of STEM Nobel laureates since 1901 sends the wrong message to young people, funding agencies, editorial boards and others about who does noteworthy science and is indicative of many biases and inequities that plague women and minorities. Read more
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How to Help Your Child Cope with the Transition Back to School during COVID-19
Every fall, parents are tasked with managing back-to-school transitions. But with COVID-19, the start of this school year feels very different. Read more
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