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"We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control," Pink Floyd sang. But to become functional humans, all children have to learn something, somehow.

What bloggers really don't agree on is how. There's a strong blogging community around homeschooling, but also strong defenders of state education in many countries. Other bloggers are just concerned about how to find the best private school.

In many parts of the world, meanwhile, parents and children are struggling to work out how to get any education at all. And then there's the whole debate about what children should be taught: from matters of sex to evolution, and much more...

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  • Ins and outs of the home buyer tax credits


    Skinner Properties & Investments, Inc. Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton CO Real Estate — Authority Authority: 125
    As expected, on Thursday night the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first time homebuyer tax credit extension and the President has signed it. The bill extends the current $8,000 tax credit deadline to April 30, 2010. You must be under contract on a home by April 30 and then close by June 30 in order to be ...
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  • University of Kansas Ombuds Posts 2008-09 Reports


    The Ombuds Blog — Authority Authority: 130
    Kellie Harmon, University Ombuds for KU, said that her office handled 490 matters in the 16 months ended June 30, 2009 (an unusual period to accommodate a change to academic year reporting). Harmon said visitors came from 90 different university units and departments. In addition to reporting on cases and ...
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  • ECON STUFF: Latin America Will Do Well, But Not Great


    Expat American Living in Brazil — Authority Authority: 118
    Latin America will do well, but not great Brazil’s economy is on a roll now, but looking ahead the picture is not as bright as this article points out. Brazil has made impressive progress over the last 15 years, but it needs to make some fundamental changes to get the country growing faster. ...
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  • How African American males can succeed in school


    Let's Talk Honestly — Authority Authority: 129
    Ivory A. Toldson, a senior research analyst with the  Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ( CBCF ), has written a report titled Breaking Barriers, Plotting the Path to Academic Success for School-age African-American Males,” which  offers important clues to improving academic success for a group with persistent ...
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  • Women Are Overtaking Men in the U.S.


    WOMEN'S LENS - Un coup d'oeil fminin — Authority Authority: 141
    sent by Elie KhederThe United States may have officially entered the age of woman.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this fall, for the first time in U.S. history, women have surpassed men and now make up more than 50 percent of the nations workforce. In 1967, by comparison, they accounted for just one-third ...
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  • Mob Rule: Democracy in action


    Conservative Libertarian Outpost — Authority Authority: 503
    A few hours ago Congress demonstrated the fallacy of democracy , mob rule. But what were we to expect other than sodomy from Democrats, and a RINO? That’s right. I consider this to be as much a rape of the American people by Congress as any rape in any county jail or prison by the stronger inmate. Note also ...
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  • Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School?


    American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority Authority: 159
    ...In recent years, a growing number of teenagers have been dressing to articulate — or confound — gender identity and sexual orientation. Certainly they have been confounding school officials, whose responses have ranged from indifference to applause to bans. LINK TO ORIGINAL table ...
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  • Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question


    American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority Authority: 159
    LONDON — The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself. Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? LINK TO ORIGINAL table {border:0px;}td{border-left:2px solid grey;} See Nagarjuna for a definitive Buddhist answer to this ...
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  • Labour’s priorities


    Kiwiblog — Authority Authority: 640
    We have a $10 billion deficit, and Labour still wants to spend even more. And Chris Hipkins details the priorities : I visited a Day Skipper course for people who were interested in boating. Now this does fit the definition of a hobby course, but it’s actually providing a valuable public service. Which would you ...
    4 hours ago

  • Secrets Of The Most Ancient Brotherhood Known to Man


    Crazy People Work From Home... — Authority Authority: 149
    They are everywhere, from all corners of the world, you probably know someone who belongs in this ancient brotherhood, but even they dont know some of the biggest secrets that only those in the upper echelon possess. Know you too will be able to discover the mysteries that lie behind one of the most controversial and ...
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  • Work Like The Professionals Do Through Plastering


    Naked News — Authority Authority: 172
    There are various options by which you can become proficient in performing plastering jobs. You may opt to join a professional plasterer as an apprentice. This approach can provide you the opportunity of getting yourself "wet" while learning the critical aspects of the craft. This is also a great chance for you to ...
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  • Free Coloring Pages - Asterix Coloring Pages Downloads


    Today's Top Voted Bookmarks — Authority Authority: 150
    Free Coloring Pages - Asterix Coloring Pages Downloads Wildly popular outside North America, and gaining in fame in the USA as well is this lovable cartoon character, Asterix. This Hub Page contains Free Asterix Coloring Pages. http://hubpages.com/hub/Free-Coloring-Page-Asterix-C...
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  • IGNOU to setup 400 centres in Bihar


    Jai Bihar — Authority Authority: 444
    PATNA — The Bihar government has inked an agreement with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for implementation of state sponsored project – ‘Samarth’. IGNOU will establish 400 training centres in Bihar to train students and government officials. “The training centres will be equipped with ...
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  • Support the Schools


    Waterbury Thoughts — Authority Authority: 112
    Stop & Shop, which has three stores in Waterbury and a fourth just over the line in Watertown, has a great program that makes it easy for you to help provide a little financial support to Waterbury schools. The A+ Bonus Bucks program donates money to the 3 schools of your choice (among those that are ...
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  • Book fair begins in Patna


    Jai Bihar — Authority Authority: 444
    PATNA — The 12-day 35th book fair, organized by National Book Trust at Gandhi Maidan here was inaugurated by HRD principal secretary Anjani Kumar Singh on Saturday. Patna has a reputation of its own for organizing book fairs. More than 210 publishers from Delhi and Bihar would display their items at 250 stalls.
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  • Lost World of Tambun Petting Zoo


    Voize.My — Authority Authority: 147
    Malayana Dancers performing their routine Over 200 students from Australian International School Malaysia recently had the chance to get up close and personal with the animals brought in for a visit at the school by Sunway Lost World of Tambun. The visit was part of Lost World’s nation-wide roadshow to generate ...
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  • Eat yogurt and get free stuff, from yogurt to carbon offsets


    Pajama Mommy - A Women and Mothers Blogger Community A Women and Mothers Magazine — Authority Authority: 139
    Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm is offering consumers the chance to earn free rewards as part of a unique loyalty program. From free yogurt to carbon offsets, the rewards possible through the myStonyfield Rewards Program “show this isn’t your typical loyalty program,” says Stonyfield President and CE-Yo ...
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  • How to Teach Conversational Spanish


    EduBook — Authority Authority: 500
    Knowing how to teach conversational Spanish can go a long way toward helping others to communicate in Spanish. Schoolbook Spanish is much like schoolbook English and really does not provide the students with the way people actually speak the language. It is a more formal type of learning that is excellent for ...
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  • searching for what was lost


    John Spencer's Blog — Authority Authority: 431
    Im a history geek.  I admit it.  Call me a member of AHEM (Arts, History, English, Music).  Our initial public educational system was an extension of a civic institution where we would develop literate, educated, democratic citizens.  True, there were awful aspects (corporal punishment for one) but the ideal ...
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  • LEED Green Associate


    Degree Space — Authority Authority: 125
    Earlier this summer GBCI rolled out a revamped standard for LEED professionals. Up until this point all LEED Accredited Professionals (AP) took a single test to get their AP designation. The new system has introduced three tiers expertise. The first tier is Leed Green Associate . The second tier is LEED AP+, and the ...
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