Learning6 minCareer disadvantage at homeAlthough Switzerland has a permeable education system, children's social background is the main factor that determines their school career.
Columns2 minSchool grades: Our topic in FebruaryThey do not adequately reflect performance. Nevertheless, the grades persist. Why this is the case and what the alternatives are good for.
Learning5 minHow our children become politically fitIf our children are to be able to fulfil their political responsibilities one day, they need to be taught how to do so - starting in kindergarten.
ADHD6 minProcrastination: What really helpsAlways putting everything off? If you want to change this, you have to deal with your emotions, says our columnist.
ADHD5 minHyperactive children need a favourable learning environmentChildren diagnosed with ADHD have special needs. What helps them to learn is an adapted teaching atmosphere and special teaching aids.
Family5 minThe ambivalent side of praisePraise is not the most effective way of boosting children's self-confidence.
Learning6 minThe plight of sheet musicSchool grades stress pupils. Teachers also often find them unfair. Nevertheless, they persist. Why is that?
Learning5 minHow can school become a happy place?People, routines and places can help children master the challenges of a learning environment like school.
School6 minWhich school does Switzerland want?The Mercator Foundation wanted to find out from parents in Germany what they would like their child's ideal school to look like. Project manager Daniel Auf der Maur categorises the results.
Learning5 minLooking helps10 to 20 per cent of children and young people are at risk of developing health and social problems or psychological stress. What does this mean for teachers?
ADHD7 minOsteopathy: Healing with the handsHealing with the hands Headaches, hyperactivity or learning difficulties: How osteopathy works with children, in which areas this therapy is particularly useful - and where the limits lie.
Learning6 minConvey confidence instead of overrating gradesAt some point after starting primary school, a child receives their first grades. Their importance depends not least on the attitude of the parents.
Learning5 minWhen two people argue, the schoolchild suffersTeachers experience conflicts with parents even more frequently than with pupils. The children concerned find themselves in a conflict of loyalty, which triggers helplessness and worry.
Education1 minHow do I help my child with maths?Your child is stuck with their maths homework and is getting nowhere. Frustration sets in and your child asks you for help.
Columns3 minOur son thinks it's cool not to do anything for school!Maik, 43, and Claudia, 42, from Baden AG are worried. Their teenager wants to be one of the boys who would rather chill out than study for school. What should they do?
Education6 min«Character strengths can be trained»"When you build your life around your own strengths, you feel better" Personality psychologist Willibald Ruch explains which factors lead to a happy life - and how you can support your child along the way.
Health4 minHow sport has a positive effect on learningPsychologist Sharon Wolf has investigated the question of how much parents should be present at their child's school.
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.
School5 min«Parents can have a positive influence on their children's attitude towards school»Psychologist Sharon Wolf has investigated the question of how much parents should be present at their child's school. She explains a programme that aims to improve the relationship between school and home.
Learning6 min«We are happy to make an effort if we are interested in the subject matter»Education researcher Ulrich Trautwein on the desire to learn, what parents and teachers can do when motivation is lacking, and why children should not be made to cram.
Learning4 minThree learning methods put to the testThe human brain performs feats of learning that no supercomputer is capable of. How this works and what different learning methods there are.
Actions1 min«Pupils should find out what their heart beats for»What do teachers like about their job? What motivates them in their day-to-day work? Our series explores this question.
Family17 minZero desire for mathsHardly any other subject causes as much resentment as maths. It scares many children. They lose interest and self-confidence.
Family4 min«Sometimes I just sat there and waited»Samuel, 14, from Schüpfen BE, was running out of time in maths. A reduction in learning targets, special educational help and his mum Sabine helped him.
