December 22, 2013
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Sugata Mitra has opened the doors of the world’s first School in the Cloud. A look at it and what happens there. By Sarah Schoengold Sugata Mitra has opened the doors of the world’s first School in the Cloud. Located inside George Stephenson High School in Killingworth, England, this one-room learning lab is a space …
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December 22, 2013
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There is a gold rush happening in Ethiopia, but it’s not a hunt for the yellow metal. It’s a quest for the green gold of fertile farmland. A nation more associated with periodic famine and acute childhood malnutrition than with agricultural bounty is leasing millions of hectares — an area the size of Belgium — …
December 16, 2013
Categories: Africa, Foreign Policy
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See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing The Mandela Deception Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: Whenever they tell you about “a long walk to freedom”, tell them that the only long walk that has taken place and is still taking place is that of thousands of black children in rural areas and white-owned farms, who walk …
December 12, 2013
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See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. …
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December 5, 2013
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See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing For the city’s homeless, San Francisco’s St. Boniface Church is seen as a safe haven. See on www.huffingtonpost.com