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Adam Goodes Deserves Better

Jul 29, 2015
The treatment of Australian of the Year Adam Goodes by some AFL fans is something we feel compelled to address. We at YourTutor feel a particular affinity for Goodes because of his generosity in donating his time to support the work we do with Indigenous high school students.

Homework Help - The Australian Way

Jul 2, 2015
If you watched Foreign Correspondent's recent story about the pressure under which South Korean students suffer when studying for exams, it's hard not to be discouraged. The disenchantment of some parents’ with their education system is particularly distressing.

University Students As Stars: How To Prevent Them Fading Before It's Too Late

Jul 2, 2015
Timing is everything to prevent students dropping out of their first year uni course, according to British university studies. So we're asking, when exactly is "just-in-time"?

Three Ways To Inspire Your Children's Writing

Jun 29, 2015
With WriteOn 2015 - the creative writing competition for primary school students in NSW - announced, now seems like the perfect time to talk about how best to inspire your young children's writing.

What's the deal with Adventure Time? A parents guide

May 21, 2015
Adventure Time is one of the most popular cartoons out there. But does it teach good lessons, or is it just the fast-food of the television world?

What's the deal with Minecraft? A parents guide

Apr 28, 2015
A classic videogame by any metric, Minecraft has the added bonus of it being a constructive, thoughtful game suitable for all ages. Minecraft is essentially lego, allowing players to place blocks in a 3D world to create buildings, art, or even complicated machines.

YouTube is 10 years old. Here are 3 reasons why you should care

Apr 24, 2015
It was ten years ago that YouTube’s transparency, accessibility, and personalisation made you - customers, students, voters – more powerful.

Why we need to give students reasons NOT to cheat

Mar 20, 2015
In the wake of student expulsions from several universities, Jack Goodman examines motivations for cheating, and alternative solutions.

Why our universities need to speed up the inevitable

Mar 16, 2015
There is a close association between the dramatic savings universities can achieve using new technologies, and the desire to reduce the cost of higher education.

Thank you Sir Terry Pratchett

Mar 13, 2015
Today is a sad day, as it marks the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett. To call him an author is to barely scratch the surface. He wrote over 70 books, more than 40 of them in the famous Discworld series.