Monday briefing: What will it take to turn around our struggling education system?
The Guardian explores the growing crisis in education, focusing on declining student engagement, the impact of smartphones, and a global drop in academic performance. The piece features insights from journalist Jenny Anderson on how schools might need to rethink their teaching methods to address these challenges.
Why it matters
Understanding the root causes of student disengagement is critical for policymakers and educators attempting to reform struggling school systems globally.
Smartphones have become a focus of the debate about young people’s engagement with learning, but schools must also look at how they teach. Smartphones have become a focus of the debate about young people’s engagement with learning, but schools must also look at how they teach. First Edition newsletter Education Monday briefing: What will it take to turn around our struggling education system? In today’s newsletter: With attendance and engagement declining and growing pressure on pastoral care, helping young people rediscover their love for learning requires a new lesson plan
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