A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now I can’t stop seeing systems.” He said it during a discussion about climate ...

The field of geography education has evolved from a traditional focus on rote memorisation of facts and map skills to a dynamic discipline that interweaves scientific analysis with humanistic insights ...

Sir, – There has been a significant decrease in the take-up of geography in schools since the decision to remove geography from the Junior Cycle core curriculum while maintaining history. A ripple ...

SINGAPORE: On my desk, there once stood an ant colony, housed in a landscaped glass case. It was fascinating to see how fundamentally connected each individual ant was to the larger whole, united in ...

Sir, – I welcome Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris’s thoughts on Leaving Certificate reform, and the need to teach children about climate change (“Leaving Cert system ‘does not prepare ...