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From primary to secondary

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From primary to secondary

A significant change Your child's transition to high school is quite a step! This transition can be experienced with great apprehension for both you and your teenager. The transition to high school involves major changes in your child's life: new friends, new school, new teachers, change of schedule, no longer being one of the "big boys" and possibly traveling independently. According to Wallis & Barrett (1998), a substantial number of students may experience psychological and emotional difficulties during this period. There are three types of transition related to the start...

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Tutoring; why the summer sessions?

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Tutoring; why the summer sessions?

Students who benefit from tutoring sessions often require this service in order to receive homework help or remedial help during the school year. But what about when the school year ends? Do these students still need tutoring sessions? The following question is therefore often raised: stop the sessions or continue them during the summer season? What are the benefits? Takes into account the specific needs of the student The summer sessions make it possible to review the concepts covered during the school year and thereby target those which have been...

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Lifestyle habits and academic success

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Lifestyle habits and academic success

What parents have never spent endless and painful evenings at the kitchen table studying with their children the day before an important evaluation? And of these, which ones do not want to see their young people experience success? What student does not experience pride when he arrives home in the evening with a good mention in a job? Academic success is a concern for both learners and their parents, and it is possible to achieve it in addition to promoting school perseverance. To do this, it is necessary to establish...

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Languages ​​and peace education

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Languages ​​and peace education

A complete education is much more than just learning theoretical concepts. Educating children is also teaching them to live in society, it is teaching them to be part of the world. It means transmitting the fundamental values ​​of our society to future generations. In our democratic society, we value peace education. Educating for peace is not like teaching mathematics. Peace is not a set of knowledge to remember, but a guiding principle, a moral orientation that guides our actions. It is rather a question of transmitting a know-how that promotes...

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How to react to academic failure

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How to react to academic failure

Failure is never final. It's how you recover from failure that matters. It is often said that when it's easy we don't learn and when it's harder we grow. You must first take a step back and realize that your child is not the only one to fail and that many students have already been there. Next, it is important to identify why your child is failing. Is it because he doesn't understand the material well? Is it because he lacks motivation? There may also be other factors such as...

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