Why does not the nation move? First educate the nation. Even for social reforms, the first duty is to educate the people. – Swami Vivekananda Education helps develop the human personality and sense of dignity while acting as a tool for effective participation in society by enabling the understanding of the key facets of its being. Education has an intrinsic[Read More...]
Education is supposed to encourage critical thinking. However, if critical thinking ever were a part of the education curriculum, it usually goes out the window around Remembrance Day. Take, for instance, Canada Remembers Times the Veterans’ Week Special Edition (5-11 November 2020). It is published by Veterans Affairs Canada and made available in BC provincial […]
After certain number of years of academic jargoning, learning and unlearning existing pedagogies, meandering through honky-dory lanes of rigorous materials prescribed in concerned “syllabi”, gnawing about a future of being in “academics”, I try to make sense of the exact amount of satisfaction I have felt till this point of my life’s journey. Entering “academia” was more of a part[Read More...]
There is a 100% chance that the next U.S. Secretary of Education will, like many previous secretaries of education, continue to promote privately-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools and keep undermining the right to education.1 Both Democrats and Republicans have long supported segregated charter schools—in Congress and at the state and local levels. The rich […]
Perhaps no other word is more central to charter school discourse than the word “choice.” “Choice” is not only a central concept in charter school discourse but a persistent source of disinformation. Disinformation refers to the deliberate hiding of the real context and relations of things so as to disorient people and cause them to […]
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This week, people are planning protests across the nation beginning the day after the election. Some, like Democratic Party-aligned groups and unions, will only demonstrate if President Trump loses and refuses to leave office. Trump will fail if he tries because the ruling class has clearly shifted its support to Biden. Professor Adrienne Pine explains […]
The most radical socialists; Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters (Black, White, Latino or Asian); liberal and conservative zealots; diversity and equity gurus; pacifists; denizens of corporates and non-profits; rappers, rockers and country western musicians; Bernie Sanders; racists and White guilt pushers; Baptists, Catholics, and Muslims; children; bland K-16 teachers; members of the military; indeed, every […]
Chers lecteurs, Bientôt un ouvrage prêt à paraître sur le Ministre de l'Education, M. Blanquer, écrit par Mme Claude Meunier-Berthelot, spécialiste de l'Education. Son objectif : Faire prendre conscience à un nombre maximum de personnes des actions menées par M. Blanquer et que les médias veulent nous cacher. Voici le lien pour aider à la diffusion en masse de son livre : https://fr.ulule.com/educnat/ Extrait vidéo de présentation : Le récent assassinat du Professeur Samuel (...)
Au lendemain de l'horreur qui s'est abattue sur Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, un élève du professeur lâchement assassiné a tenu, face aux caméras, un discours fort, plein de bon sens et d'espoir. Puissent nos élus être à la hauteur d'un tel raisonnement ! Pas de relativisme. Pas de "mais". Pas de dissertation foireuse sur le budget de l'Education nationale. "On a le droit". Une leçon. (Thierry Keller, USBEK & RICA) VIDÉO - Témoignage d'un élève de (...)
Co-Written by Dr. Arathi P Rao, Dr. Sudhamshi Beeram, Dr. Parul Malik and Dr. Urvashi Priyadarshini The fight against the threats of COVID -19 pandemic has profoundly impacted almost all sectors of mankind. The field of education is a deeply affected strata, with closures of educational institutions and emergency distance-learning plans turning the teachers’ routines and student interactions totally upside down.[Read More...]
