The New Yorker, Want Ad: Beautuful Mind: “The rumor, according to one (unofficial) e-mail: “Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) is looking for a new cultural attaché.” The e-mail explained: This person would be responsible for keeping Brian abreast of everything that’s going on in the world; politically, culturally, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'education'
Premiers pourquoi, premiers comments. Leçons de choses.
December 5th, 2007
“Illustrations de René Bresson pour “Premiers pourquoi, premiers comments” leçons de choses (1953)” Agence Eureka, Illustrations de René Bresson pour “Premiers pourquoi, premiers comments” leçons de choses… Agence Eureka
Tags: agence eureka · education · history
Laptops for Africa
November 27th, 2007
“Galadima Primary School is on the outskirt of Abuja, Nigeria.” – Photo: by Jonathan Fildes BBC: Audio slideshow: Laptops for Africa “The so-called $100 laptop project is working to boost education for children in the developing world. The rugged, energy efficient laptops have been designed to be used in remote and environmentally challenging areas. They [...]
What Makes a Terrorist
November 14th, 2007
Alan Krueger, What Makes a Terrorist: “Why is an economist studying terrorism? I have two answers. First, participation in terrorism is just a special application of the economics of occupational choice. Some peo ple choose to become doctors or lawyers, and others pursue careers in terrorism. Economics can help us understand why. The second answer [...]
Tags: alan krueger · crime · economy · education · poverty · terrorism
ArtJail
September 10th, 2007
“The ArtJail combines these two institutions with similar missions into one large structure with facilities that are physically separate but visually mingled; the imprisoned children are edified, as Doctor Barnes intended, by the presence of great art, while Foundation visitors get a rare glimpse of the education of some of our culture’s most under-privileged young [...]
Tags: art · detention · education · museum · philadelphia
Nieuw examenvak over godsdienst en religie…
July 7th, 2007
Scholen krijgen de ruimte het vak in te vullen in overeenstemming met hun eigen godsdienstige kleur. De inspectie gaat het vak niet inhoudelijk toetsen, weet Paul Boersma van de Besturenraad. ,,Scholen mogen juist door middel van het vak vorm geven aan hun eigen identiteit.” Nederlands Dagblad: Godsdienst nauwelijks examenvak
De bemoeizucht van Balkenende IV
March 30th, 2007
Jan Blokker: “En als we op grond van die afspraak toestaan dat er scholen zijn waar kinderen worden opgevoed met allerlei religieuze en maatschappelijke wanen – waarom zouden er dan geen scholen mogen zijn waar kinderen helemaal niet worden opgevoed?”
India. Hole in the Wall.
February 8th, 2007
Frontline: “Mitra decided to place a high-speed computer in the wall, connect it to the Internet, and watch who, if anyone, might use it. To his delight, curious children were immediately attracted to the strange new machine. “When they said, ‘Can we touch it?’” Mitra recalls, “I said, ‘It’s on your side of the wall.’ [...]
Tags: computers · education · india · internet · sugata mitra · video