Teachers are leaving the profession – here's how to make them stay
Jan 11, 2016 00:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Australia as a nation is failing to retain the best people in the teaching profession. Attrition rates are worryingly high with researchers estimating around 30% to 50% of teachers leaving in the first five years. It is...
FactCheck: does Australia run one of the most generous student loan schemes in the world?
Jan 05, 2016 23:10 pm UTC| Life
Australia runs one of the most generous student loan schemes in the world. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham, speaking with Sarah Dingle on ABC Radio National Breakfast, January 4, 2015. When asked...
The great bathroom debate: paper towel or hand dryer?
Jan 03, 2016 22:55 pm UTC| Life
Its the age-old question that continues to baffle many of us in the bathroom: when you come to drying your hands, should you reach for the paper towel, or the electric dryer? For some, this decision might be related to...
Debunking common myths about raising bilingual children
Jan 03, 2016 22:46 pm UTC| Life
By the age of two, children are typically able to say a few hundred words. My son, Alexander, was able to understand almost everything in both languages Greek and English but he could say only six words. Our concerns...
The psychology of New Year’s resolutions
Jan 02, 2016 02:57 am UTC| Life Health
Research has shown that about half of all adults make New Years resolutions. However, fewer than 10% manage to keep them for more than a few months. As a professor of behavioural addiction I know how easy people can...
What are middle-class parents looking for in a school?
Dec 22, 2015 00:32 am UTC| Life
When Michael Gove was secretary for education back in 2010, he decided that checking whether schools contribute to student mental well-being was a peripheral issue and that schools should focus more on educational...
How to apply Game Theory to buying your Christmas presents
Dec 20, 2015 12:05 pm UTC| Life
According to Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, if someone is buying you a Christmas gift then the essence of the custom is that I now have to go out and purchase for you a gift of commensurate value and representing the...