The Global Search For Education: Education Is My Right – South Africa
Dec08

The Global Search For Education: Education Is My Right – South Africa

  “The policy-driven reforms have focused largely on outputs, i.e. achievements on test scores, without the same attention given to the sufficiency of inputs (adequate resources, especially in poor schools) and the quality of throughputs (the educational process itself).” – Jonathan Jansen  “I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts…” – Nelson Mandela Those were the words Nelson Mandela...

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The Global Search for Education: Austria – Ticks
Nov26

The Global Search for Education: Austria – Ticks

  “In patients with persistent symptoms, I think the number with co-infections is almost 100%.  I only have a few patients with classic Lyme.” – Elke Schäfer Lyme (Borreliosis), Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bartonella, Tularemia, and more recently, Borrelia miyamotoi (a distant relative of Lyme Borreliosis) are recognized tick-borne infectious diseases in the United...

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The Global Search for Education: Change Leaders — Leon Botstein
Nov17

The Global Search for Education: Change Leaders — Leon Botstein

  “No matter what the technology, the learning is about face to face.  The crude analogy I would make is between learning and sex.  Technology can greatly improve, broaden and diversify what we define as the sexual experience, but in the end it’s about intimacy and human contact in real time.” — Leon Botstein A speech from Bard College’s President Leon Botstein is an enlightening conclusion to a...

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The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland
Nov11

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland

 “For most teachers, learning means to understand by making meaningful connections between what is to be learned and what already exists in students’ minds. This includes the use of technology. The single most important reason to use available educational technologies in the classroom is whether it makes sense in terms of pedagogy.” – Pasi Sahlberg By now my followers know that I am a big fan of Finnish...

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The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks
Nov09

The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks

 “We need to continue to understand the range of infections that may be passed along in a tick bite such as Babesia, Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis.  Insurance companies must recognize the risk of chronicity and the severe manifestations of Lyme disease in the lives of the patients they insure.” — Dan Cameron  The “We are the 300,000” campaign is a new grassroots campaign by the Lyme community to...

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