This phrase has been part of the jargon of finance and business for a while now but I think it is emerging into broader contexts.
ZG: 5
Still a jargon word for the knowledgeable with overtones of business and marketing expertise.
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School refusal (sometimes called school avoidance) is not the same as truancy which is wagging school to find more entertaining ways of spending the day. This is a child refusing to go to school because of the deep anxiety they are feeling in relation to school.
ZG: 6
This has been a continuing problem post-COVID and one not easily solved.
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Bush kinder is an early education program which has gained strength in the last few years as a way of broadening the horizons of small children by immersing them in a natural environment.
ZG: 6
It is interesting the way in which we now have to strain to provide what used to come naturally to children. We have to provide an experience of the natural world, carefully organise unstructured play, be daring enough to allow children to take risks.
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The human book is person that you can borrow from the human library who will tell you the story of their life.
ZG: 4
This is not a common experience yet but it is one that seems to be on the rise.
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Ancestry tourism involves travelling to the land of your ancestors and seeing what you can find out to add to information for your family history.
ZG: 7
The popularity of researching family histories aided by a sudden wealth of resources that can be made available to the general public means that ancestry tourism will be increasingly popular.
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This is the name given to the povety experienced by women and girls who are unable to access resources during their menstruation period, because of lack of finances or lack of facilities provided at schools and workplaces.
ZG: 4
There is a global movement to eliminate period poverty which has given the expression frequency in some political circles.
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The idea of an adaptability quotient (AQ) is modelled on this but is meant to indicate readiness to be flexible in a fast-changing world.
ZG: 6
A piece of business jargon but one that will probably be increasingly popular.
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. Screen time is the time we spend in front of a device with a screen, such as a television, a computer, an ipad, a smartphone, or a video game console.
ZG: 9
This is coming up as an anxiety of the moment. We are increasingly polarised by our screen habits with one group becoming increasingly worried about it, and the other just doing what they do.
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This is an education approach mostly used by parents who are teaching their children at home, whereby the child leads the way in indicating their interests and the parents follow the child’s lead.
ZG: 7
Almost anything to do with education is likely to get the attention of the community, but this model seems to be gaining increasing popularity.
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This acronym applies to children who are gifted but have a learning disability, compounding the difficulty of meeting their needs in the classroom.
ZG: 7
This word will not have general currency but it will no doubt be an established word in educational jargon.
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