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Taliban Attacks on Afghan schools-Why we should care
Acquaintances and friends of mine that have had several tours in Afghanistan have long told me why they believe in this mission. Many of them have done the heavy lifting in Kandahar Province and have been... 227 views | 46 recommendations | 31 comments
Universities are not there to spoon-feed
"The assumption that lies behind the contact hours issue is a deeply mistaken one. It is that universities are a simple extension of school, and that as at school, students should be given as much attention as possible. University is emphatically not about spoon-feeding and... Sex education will help gay children
"As a gay child, and in common with many gay children, I was terrified for most of my school life. My earliest sexual encounters – which all occurred before the age of consent (21 at that time) – were unsafe... 141 views | 26 recommendations | 4 comments
UK - LITIGATION AGAINST SCHOOLS A REAL THREAT?
News 18 11 2009: Litigation against Schools a real threat?. Unveiled in the Queen's Speech was a New Education Bill to which a another New Ombudsman’s position be created as a set of pupil and parent guarantees be launched. But as the Association of School and College... No Teacher Left Behind? Not So in Pennsylvania
Originally posted on DailyKosAccording to its Department of Education's estimates, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a projected shortage of more than 12,000 teachers. This alarming statistic is exacerbated by Pennsylvania's Teacher Recruitment Bureaucracy. Due to under... BU Professor says 'end-time passions' find fertile soil in US
End-time passions find fertile soil in the United States according to Alexander Riley, a sociology professor at Bucknell University who has incorporated the study of the 'end-times', known as Eschatology, into his...
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213 views | 26 recommendations | 20 comments
Everything We Think About Schooling is Wrong
"Concerned people have been trying to reform public education from its inception. One voice has taken this challenge to its final conclusion - put an end to government controlled compulsory schooling as it was designed and is imposed today. Why? Because, as John's... Breaking the great Australian silence
Legendary Australian investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist John Pilger gave a remarkable speech on November 5, 2009 while accepting the Peace Prize from the Sidney Peace Foundation. Over the years, John Pilger has often been criticized for... Spanish takes hands-on approach to sex education - masturbation
This article made me splutter in my coffee at this very moment I would love to be a fly on the wall, when the pope reads this same story. When he is also drinking his early morning jarva at a guess he will spill... Reaping Whirlwind of Math Ignorance- What Else Don't They Know?
At one time, the public school system of New York City was considered the best in the world and was the one that had produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other system. Now, thanks to social promotion, the... Sparking a Helping Hand
Today I read a simply wonderful and inspiring piece from the Jerusalem Post. It was titled "Sparking a Helping Hand". It went on to describe the wonderful life of Prof. Boris Rubinsky in his quest to invent new... Teen pregnancies on the rise for the first time in over a decade
"SOME blame demography, others the recession. It might have something to with gender roles, or the steady stream of mixed messages about being a teenage mum. Perhaps sexually transmitted infections are not the deterrent they once were."There is much debate about why teenage... Timeline - UK education
News 2009 : To save on Public Expenditure the UK Gov now accepts that Schools should regulate themselves!.
Opinion: At every New UK Pre-Political Election the theme remains the same – Changes to Education, changes to Health, changes to the Law/Justice System; about the... President Obama and Teachers' Union spar
Politico news blog says Obama "heavily mirrors" W Bush A debate is brewing between the President and the powerful Teachers' Union "A skirmish between powerful teachers’ unions and... UK Identity as to its own Educational System undermined
News 15 10 2009: School exams data to be published
Ministers under the “National Challenge initiative”, announced last year, demand that at least 30% of pupils at every school get five A*-C grades, including English and maths, by 2011.
The Department for Children,...
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