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One of the best hopes for Afghanistan's future lies in the education of its young men AND women. The Taliban knows this, hence the following: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0121/p99s01-duts.html

The idiocy that prevails in UK local government never ceases to depress me. I'm sure that attention to just about any part of the body would positively affect these adolescent attention-seekers. What a bunch of woo artists Bud Umbrella is - and what on earth does that name mean?

It would appear that the Director of Eduction at the Royal Society is in favour of covering Creationism in science classes. I think he is being naive - the Creationists will take this as a victory; what do you think?

Do you think this poem is suitable for study in school (age 15-16)? Why or why not? For background, see the following pages: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7594566.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/04/gcses.english...

Just how much truth is in these reports, I wonder? http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5itR3ObU5KN4KQ6ECht004C7cysFA http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031784/Schoolboys-punished-detention-refusing-kneel-pray-Allah.html...

I got an e-mail forwarded to me from a friend. It appears that one or more rabid homophobic organizations are wetting their knickers about a so-called "Day of Silence" that is, by their accounts, supposed to promote the gay agenda and teach that: They are out to make sure that no innocent...

I demand the following message be read out in history classes up and down the country. Is that fair?

Where I live, they've been struggling mightily in the major cities to figure out why it is the public schools here are such disasters. They've done studies, called in outside "experts," gone to the parents, and every governor and city mayor for at least the past decade and a half has called...

I stumbled upon an article here which doesn't really affect me personally since I'm not at the school in question. I do think it's troublesome however that a question like this is even brought up: Is this a real issue in the American schools or is it a storm in a glass of water?

http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17472440&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6

http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_3_schools_boys.html Any Comments?

Everytime I hear Americans describing their high school, almost invariably I hear things like "competitiveness", "cliques", "popularity contests". And I keep wondering what they mean, or at least to what extent those things happen? Of course my school had their share of bullies, but it rarely...

Last night UK tv channel 4 aired a 'Dispatches' (current affairs) programme on the potential risks to public liberty posed by christian fundamentalists. The show was presnted by Rod Liddle, a journalist who is no stranger to controversy. His primary point was that, because the British govt has...

Houston public schools give students attending Mardi Gras "Unexcused absences" http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3692446.html Some parents of displaced New Orleans students living in Houston are upset with the Houston School District's policy of giving failing grades to students...

My daughter, who is four years old and in reception class at school, was sent home early from school the other day because the school had arranged a trip to attend a Christmas service at a local church. I agreed to collect her early, but I have made an appointment to speak to the headteacher...

How about neither, that might make more people happy, at least stop a lot of contraversy and complaining. Why not admit theory as theory and not teach theory to young kids? In public schools up to the secondary level that is. In previous years I've had elementry school and highschool science...

No joke. Do you realize that the lions share of your county taxes goes for public schools? Do you realize that people from limited income groups, like the elderly, have had their parents pay for their education, and now they are paying themselves, when they have been out of school for years...

Having touched upon some elements in another thread that I've now abandoned, I thought I'd bring some useful parts of it here to pose a question. If you were going to have Philosophy and Ethics as a post-compulsory subject taught to students in Years 11 and 12 (essentially, the final two years...

Take a look at he coursework for a particular chiro school: http://www.nwhealth.edu/edprogr/chiro/acadres.html You'll note that there are in fact a few "legit" courses sprinkled here and there amidst the sea of quackery. A common mantra of chiros is that "we took the same courses real medical...

ODESSA, Texas (AP) -- The school board in the West Texas town of Odessa voted unanimously to add a Bible class to its high school curriculum. Hundreds of people, most of them supporters of the proposal, packed the board meeting Tuesday night. More than 6,000 Odessa residents had signed a...

Prayer in Public Schools (USA) David Rice (Desertphile) During my once-a-month sojourns into town for groceries, I also visit the local library to check my e-mail. Last Thursday I was sitting on a stool in the library's computer desk going through my e-mail when a teenager sat down at the...

We are looking for a school with an emphisis on teaching the basics without all the religious crap. I am an atheist and my wife is an agnostic. Our soon-to-be 4 year old son is attending a private school now but with a christian indoctrination program. They say the pledge to our flag (of course)...

A huge body of data, I must say. Very interesting.

Herewith Victor Zammit's recommendation for improving the "psi" abilities of children in school...just like they do in China, apparently. www.victorzammit.com

I thought this was interesting. The schools get pulled from both sides. The govt threatens to withhold funds, but on the other hand the schools arent supposed to deal with any discrimination towards gays ect.. Pentagon ordered to halt law school recruiting tactics The federal law that forces...

I read this article that schools were phasing out Phys Ed even though state law requires a # of hrs per week. The thought being that the time can be better used on other subjects (ie We need to teach to the do-or-die standardize test) What do you think of phys ed?? We hear about kids getting...

(From Fredrick Hess in NR) The Organizationf for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that american governments annual spending per child is over $10,800, ranking at the top of international charts. In primary education, american governments spend 66% more than germany, 56% more...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6125357/ Don't know if I agree with that. Being an atheist, I don't like to see any large regression back to fundamentalism. I would never rule against anyone's right to practice their own religion if it complies with just laws, but Iraq is just sliding headlong...

Hi All Towards the end of last year Richard Saunders informed you of our efforts to take critical thinking into the science classrooms by creating a school science show called Mystery Investigators. We look at paranormal claims, reproduce them, and use these claims in a fun way to demonstrate...

I'm very disappointed, and I hope this is either reversed or revised. New Evolution Cirriculum Approved :( :( :(