En gräns hämmar oss och får oss att känna oss instängda. Att sätta gränser för sina barn är därför ingen bra idé. Däremot behöver barn tydliga ramar, skriver Henrik Blommé, fritidspedagog vid Umeå waldorfskola.  

Studiematerialet "En läsande klass" skickas ut kostnadsfritt till alla landets skolor. Men materialet har allvarliga brister, skriver forskarna Ulla Damber och Jan Nilsson.  

Ellen Key – en radikal »särartsfeminist«.Hon skrev om sexualitet, kvinnofrågan och politik. Hon gick också till storms mot den auktoritära fostran som dominerade i skolan. Ellen Key är först ut i vår serie om tongivande pedagoger.  

Headteachers are not doing enough to stop minor misdemeanours, such as humming or fidgeting, in lessons, according to Ofsted. Do you agree with the inspectorate’s findings?

Every child should leave primary school able to read fluently and effortlessly – the systematic teaching of phonics is essential for achieving that.

Government’s phonics check sees 5% rise in number of five- and six-year-olds passing, with 74% of pupils in England reaching expected standard.

Now, more than ever before, teachers could use creative, innovative teamwork to help them ensure success.

Streaming children by ability in primary school widens the achievement gap between rich and poor children, research suggests.

Varje tid strävar att skapa den skola som passar samhällets krav. På 1800-talet och det tidiga 1900-talet skapades en folkskola som skulle leverera lydiga och flitiga arbetare. Idag ställs kravet att utbilda för entreprenörskap, kreativitet och livslångt lärande. Skolan är och har alltid varit en arena för ideologiska motsättningar och politikerna har under åren genomfört…

Educator Todd Nesloney explains in this Q&A his plans to lead a new fourth- and fifth-grade school in Texas based on project-based learning and using social media. Among other ideas, Nesloney discusses flipped classrooms and collaborative student projects using technology, plus a summer professional-learning series for educators using Twitter.

Blended and Flipped Classrooms can give students more control over their learning path. Added to that, the teachers get more insight into the learning of the class and can intervene as required. Technology plays an important role in blending the classrooms.

A California district discovered that students who miss the most school are between ages 4 and 6, a trend reflected in some schools in other states, according to this article. Steps school officials have taken to reverse the trend include home visits and after-school programs.