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Financial literacy should be mandated in curriculum, teaching staff say

In 2021, 44 per cent of students left Loganlea State High School without plans for work or further study. Today that's just 20 per cent.

The school attributes the success to its financial literacy and wellbeing programs

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The school and a not-for-profit say financial literacy should be mandated in the national curriculum.

Year 10 students Alyssa Rosario and Cassie Sorenson are already saving for their dream careers as a paramedic and a teacher after completing a financial literacy course.

"We've learned how to save, the difference between wanting and needing stuff, like essentials on what to save for," Cassie said.

She is now saving for university and putting aside cash in an "emergency fund" in case something unexpected comes up.

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Parental Genes Indirectly Influence Child Development

A new report reveals that parents’ genes influence their children’s educational and mental health outcomes, even when not directly inherited. This phenomenon, called “genetic nurture,” shows that parents’ genetic tendencies—such as valuing education or possessing strong non-cognitive skills—shape the home environment and positively impact child development.

The strongest effects appear in early childhood and largely reflect family socioeconomic status and parental education levels. These findings emphasize the importance of early-life interventions that support both parents and children to help mitigate educational and mental health disparities.

Parental genetics can influence child development through the environment provided by their parents (for example, reading habits or access to better resources), also known as “genetic nurture” or “indirect genetic effects”.

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روز پاسداشت زبان فارسی و بزرگداشت فردوسی گرامی باد.

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Eureka Moments Double Memory by Rewiring the Brain

New brain imaging research reveals that sudden “aha!” moments not only feel satisfying but actually restructure how the brain stores information, enhancing long-term memory. Participants solving visual puzzles were more likely to recall solutions that came to them in a flash of insight than those they reached methodically.

These insights activated the hippocampus and reorganized neural patterns in visual recognition areas, strengthening memory traces. The findings support educational strategies that foster discovery-based learning to promote retention and deeper understanding.

In addition to shedding light on how the brain comes up with creative solutions, the findings also lend support for inquiry-based learning in the classroom.
“Learning environments that encourage insight could boost long-term memory and understanding,” the researchers wrote.

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Neuroscience Concepts Changed Teachers’ Views of Pedagogy and Students

Advances in neuroscience reveal how individual brains change as learning occurs. Translating this neuroscience into practice has largely been unidirectional, from researchers to teachers. However, how teachers view and incorporate neuroscience ideas in their classroom practices remains relatively unexplored. Previously fourteen non-science teachers participated in a 3-week three credit graduate course focusing on foundational ideas in neuroscience. The current work was undertaken to gain insight into if and how individual teachers choose to later apply the proposed set of educational neuroscience concepts (ENCs) in their classrooms. This qualitative follow-up study examined commonalities in how teachers of diverse ages and subjects utilized their new neuroscience understandings. To this end, a year after the course, all participants assessed their perceived usefulness of the ENCs in a survey.

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The survey revealed that irrespective of subject areas or grade levels taught, teachers found the ENCs useful as organizing principles for their pedagogy now and in the future. Overall teachers estimated that the ENCs’ influence on lesson design had increased from 51% prior to the course to an estimated 90% for future lessons.

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Flexibility in the humanoid robots

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Sitting for Hours May Shrink the Brain

Prolonged sedentary behavior in adults over 50 is linked to cognitive decline and brain shrinkage in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Even among those who exercise regularly, spending more time sitting was associated with worse cognitive outcomes.

The effect was strongest in individuals carrying the APOE-e4 gene, a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s. These findings suggest that breaking up sedentary time throughout the day may be a key strategy for protecting brain health and reducing Alzheimer’s risk, especially in genetically vulnerable individuals.

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