education
"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...
Original Technorati articles tagged “education”
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in TechnologyFormer Hedge Fund Analyst Number 2 TED TALK for 2011

Serendipity is alive and well. The greatest educational innovation in 3000 years emerges from Wall Street.by mineeyeshaveseen / on Jan 23, 2012 -
in PoliticsSouth Carolina Loves Leroy Gingrich

"The ...man who wants the government to adopt ... his ideas is always the ... man whose ideas are idiotic." –H.L. Mencken, “The Divine Afflatus” (1917).by mineeyeshaveseen / on Jan 22, 2012 -
in TechnologyApple Launches iBooks 2 and iBooks Author

Apple launched new tools to help publishers and education bring textbooks to digital format.by jbinc / on Jan 19, 2012
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “education”
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Jan Brewer – Don’t Believe The Hype!
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Recently Arizona Governor Jan Brewer met President Obama on the runway of an airport and they exchanged words. Well it does not take much to make one a right wing hero(if even for a day) and this propelled her to stardom on the right: The problem here is Ms. Brewer is starting to believe the hype. She seems to ...5 hours ago -
Some Basic Steps In Purchasing Real Estate
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Purchasing a home is a intricate and exiting process. In this day and age, it can also be very discombobulating, and alterations come promptly. This article is compiled of helpful advice and tips to make home buying an easier and more gratifying experience for you, and one that will yield more positive results! Do ...5 hours ago -
Augmented Reality with Processing – A Tutorial
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Do you know what the Creative Applications Network is? Do you know what Processing is? Ive written about projects done in the open-source DaVinci code-esque software called Processing on JOL, and here is another amazing project using that suite. Check out this video: The Creative Applications Network ...5 hours ago -
For the Sake of Clarification: Im not a Rav Bina Hater
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I thought that my last post was balanced in that it acknowledged that Rav Binas methods work for most of the students who attend there. My criticism is that the yeshiva does not do enoughto minimize collateral damage. Ive posted about Rav Bina before - once I praised him for his ads sticking up for Maj.-Gen. Yair ...6 hours ago -
The American Graduate School in Paris Announces New Publication on the Resource Curse in Africa
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The American Graduate School in Paris Announces New Publication on the Resource Curse in Africa [27-January-2012] PARIS, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The American Graduate School in Paris (www.ags.edu) announces the publication of The Scramble for African Oil: Oppression, Corruption ...6 hours ago -
Your Brains Will Just Leak Out Over Redistricting
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Brave patriot and State Senator Jimmy Higdon isn’t just a guy who will tackle you for stealing beef jerky. He’s not just a secret Mexican. He’s also one of the few people in Frankfort actually trying to stop pill mills without lining his pockets at the same time. [ CN|2 ] Quick, let’s pretend the Energy ...6 hours ago -
Largest-ever Australian trade mission to visit India
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Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Premier of Australia’s Victoria state Ted Baillieu is all set to lead the largest-ever Australian trade mission to India in February.More than 100 leading Victorian companies, ministers and officials would participate in the Super Trade Mission to India, the premier said Friday at the ...6 hours ago -
Obama to talk price of college at Michigan
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(CNN) – President Barack Obama will talk about keeping college affordable during the final leg of his road trip focusing on themes announced in the State of the Union address. Obamas speech at the University of Michigan will be his second there since he took office as he gave the commencement speech in 2010.6 hours ago -
Court allows nursery admissions at 3-plus (Lead)
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday gave the go-ahead to the existing nursery admission process in the capital’s private unaided schools, allowing them to admit children aged three-plus years.A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw said: “Those schools where pre-school ...6 hours ago -
Boy Scouts Partner With Edison Nation to Host Innovation Challenge
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Hey, kids, do you have an idea for a product or an invention that could help people in their daily lives? Then you should check out the Innovation Challenge, a new contest from the Boy Scouts and Edison Nation, the innovation Web site that was developed from PBS’s Emmy-award winning show, Everyday Edisons . The ...6 hours ago -
Tales from Wisconsin’s public shcools
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On this video, a Wisconsin public school teacher refuses a humanitarian award from Congressman Paul Ryan. He claims that, “Paul Ryan has no business at a MLK event.” What is his justification? He believes that our humanity demands that health care be administered by a massive bureaucratic machine in a far away ...6 hours ago -
INDIANA: Creationism Bill Advances
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A GOP-sponsored bill which would allow the teaching of creationism in public schools has passed out of the Indiana Senate Education Committee. Creationism, a theory with origins in the Bibles Book of Genesis, suggests that divine power created man, animal, and all earthly matters. The idea is an opposing view to ...6 hours ago -
Obama to target rising college tuition costs
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President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal dollars. Now, schools are waiting to hear how big a stick he plans to wield to enforce his message.Obama was expected to spell out his plan in a speech Friday at the University of Michigan in Ann [...]6 hours ago -
(USA Today) Today’s College Freshmen hit books harder than their recent Predecessors
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This years college freshmen are more studious than their counterparts of the past few years, says an annual survey released today on their high school academic habits. More of them took notes in class, did homework and took more demanding coursework as high school seniors, and fewer said they drank alcohol, partied ...6 hours ago -
Solar Acronym: SPH
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What does the Acronym SPH stand for? SPH = Solar Pool Heat a.k.a Solar Pool Heat SPH is an acronym for Solar Pool Heat or Solar Pool Heating systems. SPH systems use polymer solar panels to heat pool water. SPH systems use solar thermal technology and do not produce electricity. Solar Pool Heating systems ...6 hours ago -
Developer Profile: Brighter Futures for Beautiful Minds – EdTech for Autism
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Brighter Futures for Beautiful Minds (BFBM) evolved from a parent’s own personal journey seeking out resources to support her child’s learning and development. The story of Tricia Sulpizio Estrada and her son is one of exploration, trial and error, many challenges and celebrations of the discoveries and ...6 hours ago -
Makerere VC Barya faces probe over grant…
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The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. VenansiusBaryamureeba, is being investigated over allegations that he mismanaged aDutch-funded scholarship scheme for PhD students worth Euros 5.7m (Shs17billion). But the VC in an interview on Wednesday denied anywrongdoing, saying both internal and external ...6 hours ago -
OOPS: Fremont, OH police chief claims civilians arent allowed to possess magazines that hold over nine rounds
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by Chad D. Baus In a media report Monday, January 23, City of Fremont Police Chief Tim Wiersma misstated Ohio gun law. In a Thursday phone conversation with Buckeye Firearms Association Chairman Jim Irvine, Wiersma said he has spent the rest of the week answering phone calls and letters from citizens seeking to ...6 hours ago -
Kids Apps Friday- 27 Jan. 2012 - Discounted and Free iPad Apps for Kids
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Don’t you all like Friday time! Once more great apps free or discounted starting with some top free games apps for the kids and a special offer for all Harry Pottes’ fans! Followed by top storybook apps to read over the week-end and to finish some fun educational apps to keep your kids learning the fun way! - Kids ...6 hours ago -
The State of OpenCourseWare
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Via: Online College Courses Blog7 hours ago



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