Learning6 minIs individualised learning even possible at primary school?Supporting a child according to their abilities: What does this mean and can Curriculum 21 enable individualised learning?
Columns15 min«Children need parents who take time for them»Child and adolescent psychologist Fabian Grolimund on the biggest challenges facing parents today - and how they cope with them.
ADHD3 minLearning with ADHD: «I need a cat!»All three of the Vetsch family's sons have ADHD. The recipe for their turbulent everyday life is Ritalin, animals and open communication.
Learning7 minAt school, the child is at the centre, not the parentsIn principle, it is a good thing for parents to seek dialogue with the school - as long as they do not overstep their authority.
ADHD6 min«Learners with ADHD often have enormous resources»Curative and special needs teacher Taulant Lulaj coaches young people with ADHD in their search for an apprenticeship and beyond.
Learning8 minAt home in the school buildingWhether children enjoy going to school also depends on the rooms and the atmosphere they find there. Why little attention is paid to school building construction.
Learning13 min«Sometimes it's really hard to be a child»Many conflicts arise around learning. Child and adolescent psychiatrist Oliver Dierssen advises parents to clearly define their own role.
Kindergarten9 minStarting school: The new role of parentsWhen transitioning to primary school, parents need a lot of sensitivity and relationship strength in their parenting. What is meant by this?
Health3 minSelf-discovery learning overwhelms childrenPsychologist Elsbeth Stern explains what children need to learn and what they don't need in an interview and in the Kosmos Kind lecture on 2 July.
Learning6 minWhat makes a good teacher?A good teacher is crucial to ensuring that pupils enjoy going to school and learn a lot there.
Learning6 min«Grades are not a suitable feedback tool»Competence-orientation and grades do not go together, says education researcher Urs Moser. However, he is sceptical about abolishing grades.
Education5 minTrust in the potential of our childrenOur columnist believes that children's interests and strengths should take centre stage at primary school.
Learning6 minHow children enjoy going to schoolMany children start first grade with joy. For this to remain the case, three basic psychological needs must be met.
School5 minAn Aargau school breaks new ground without gradesThe Aargau school Rütihof under the then headmistress Lisa Lehner dispenses with grades. With success!
Media2 minThe end of homework?Chat GPT completes writing tasks at the click of a button. What children need now is not a ban, but inner motivation to learn.
School6 minIn dialogue with the chatbotChat GPT can answer questions, write essays and do homework. How should schools react to the text robot, which is based on artificial intelligence and is constantly learning?
Learning12 minWhere children are allowed to be inventorsWhere children are allowed to be inventors What makes children creative? And why is that important? An innovation workshop in Basel lets schoolchildren find their own solutions.
Columns1 minFrom the performance zone to the learning zoneIn the eighth episode of the video series "12 Impulses for Teachers", psychologist Stefanie Rietzler introduces you to an interesting concept by Eduardo Briceño that is still almost unknown in German-speaking countries. He distinguishes between two zones: The learning zone and the performance zone.
Columns6 min«Happiness travels with you»: learning in the caravan schoolThe third part of the series "Happiness travels with you" shows how learning works without school and how travelling opens up new horizons.
Columns2 minHow do I promote independent learning?The seventh episode of the video series "12 Impulses for Teachers" by Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler takes a critical look at the topics of independence and self-organised learning and explains why it is particularly important in this area for teachers to orientate themselves to the pace and developmental stage of the pupils.
Education13 min«If we parents play learning police, we won't achieve anything»Stress and grades demotivate many children and prevent them from learning, says developmental psychologist Moritz Daum in this month's interview.
Columns1 minCountering classroom disruptions: Ideas from practiceThe sixth episode of the video series "12 impulses for teachers" by Fabian Grolimund and Stefanie Rietzler provides practical input on how teachers can organise lessons in such a way that there are no disruptions from pupils.
Columns3 minSo your child can concentrate betterWhat does it take for a child to concentrate well? We have four specific tips and helpful books for parents and teachers.
Family3 min«She likes going to school - that helps a lot with her learning»Andrea Küpfer, 39, lives with her husband Philipp and their children Carina, 9, and Nicolas, 5, in Wangen bei Olten. The hotel operations manager is glad that Carina enjoys learning.
