Students celebrate Chinese language, culture | Downside of praising intelligence found in study | Italy, tech firms partner to help students identify fake news
Students in New Zealand participated recently in a Chinese-language immersion day. The event allowed students to engage in dancing, kung fu, tai chi and other activities, plus speak in Mandarin with students at a sister school in China.
Young students praised for intelligence may be more likely to cheat, according to a study of 3- and 5-year-old students in China. Researchers say that praise may place more pressure on students to succeed, leading some to cheat in school.
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Top-performing school systems in maths, science and literacy have common approaches to training principals, according to a study of training in Hong Kong, Ontario, Singapore and Shanghai. Common traits include training leaders to manage professional learning organizations and designing training that matches an established vision for schools.
One hundred and sixty-nine young people have been nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize 2017. The award previously was received by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
Officials at a school in Canada are piloting a makerspace programme where students are learning how to code. Teacher and librarian Kylie Myers says the new makerspace helps break down language barriers because "the language is universal."
Students in Dublin were the first in Ireland to contact the International Space Station via radio last week. The carefully timed contact was part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station programme.
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