For a change John (@jfcatto) and Pete (@mr_van_w) bring in a couple of good news stories. Well kind of good news.

 

 

Articles:

John

Students in Countries with High Religiosity Perform Lower in Science and Mathematics - Gijsbert Stoet & David Geary

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289617300247 

Why the Most Successful Students Have No Passion For School - Jihyun Lee

https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-most-successful-students-have-no-passion-for-school 

 

Pete: Students Today, Employees Tomorrow - Kristie Kellahan 

http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/students-today-employees-tomorrow-20170222-guj7aa.html