1.4 billion students on Earth

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According to the recent Microsoft survey there are 1.4 billion students on planet Earth out of which 1.23 billion go in pre-k to high school and 170 million attend higher education.

On a global level there are 65.2 million educators – 9.2 million in higher education and 56  million in pre-k to high school.

For having a better overview what the figure of 1.4 billion students means, let me remind you that the world population is around 7.1 billion people.

Here is the Microsoft latest overview of the world statistics:

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One simple trick to supercharge your time management habits

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What is time management?

Time management is a very important skill that can help you finish tasks on time while keeping stress levels to a minimum. Everyone would love to have extra hours in the day. While most think its impossible, the reality is that by disciplining yourself and removing bad habits you will actually surprise yourself by finding extra hours in the day.

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5 online education advantages

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A larger number of people is being involved in logging into massive open online courses (MOOCs) and following courses of their interest for free from the top universities worldwide. This is just one way of the distance learning manner of reshaping the way institutions offer learning services.

Michael B. Horn, Co-founder and Executive Director of Innosight Institute, specializes in disruption of online education and on November 8, 2012 has had his presentation at Educause 2012 conference in Denver. The Education Dive audience was able to hear his talk about the changes that are currently underway in the new models in higher education. Horn did not stop at higher ed and he also address how MOOCs will influence high schools.
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Support for education and Internet libraries

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been having activities for over a decade.

Its first activities have been in 1994 and ever since then, they have been working in three mayor areas:

  1. Global development program,
  2. Global health program,
  3. United States Program in education development.

With the motto: Every person deserves to live healthy, productive life, all the foundation’s grant making and advocacy efforts support this mission statement.
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Students’ sexual education courses


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The latest online sexual education study of a group of 138 students in IX grade were interviewed for a survey, that was conveyed by the University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Yale University and colleagues in South America regarding the one semester-long course affiliated with Planned Parenthood International.
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Give your classroom a summer revamp

 

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As summer is knocking on the door, teachers and students alike get excited about the holidays.  Thoughts tend to wander off to sunny beaches, picnics in the park, and general serenity.  However, there is one important thing you as a teacher can do before the holiday season begins; prepare your classroom for the coming term.

It might be the last thing on your mind, but you will thank yourself for it later.  Whether you are a primary school teacher, a college tutor or a nursery teacher, the classroom atmosphere facilitate your success in a very big way.  There are many tidbits and larger-scale ideas you can pursue to improve your classroom and education supplies and school furniture in ways that enhance the learning process.
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How does a child get used to the classroom environment?

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It’s always tough adjusting to new things, and children can get understandably stressed when going to a new school. Whether the family has moved or the child has advanced to a new school, whether it’s a public or private school, it helps to keep these tips in mind when a child faces a whole new experience.
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Free – of – charge online university studies

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One of the benefits that Internet offers is the limitless way of using the educational resources online.

In this direction, the distance learning is overtaking the status of marginal, to very frequently used manner of gaining new skills and obtaining online degrees.
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What do distance learning institutions need to improve further?

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It goes without saying that online education is the future of gaining all the needed knowledge, for every nationality, every social group of people and for everyone’s budget.

The benefits from distance learning are well known: ease of access, time stretch studies upon one’s needs, low or no fees, convenience of learning everywhere and at any time.
However, online students have to be aware of the following challenges:
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