Monthly Archives: July 2008
Entering the Arab education market
Education companies, publishers, curriculum designers, teachers and many other companies and individuals involved in K-12 learning are salivating at the mouth for an opportunity to enter the Arab education market. Quite simply, education in the Arab region is witnessing a … Continue reading
Filed under Educational Projects
Arab school debate teams
Qatar is bidding to host the 2010 world schools’ debating championships after having successfully inaugurated the country’s first national school debate championship with 400 students in participation. QatarDebate, the national debating organization in Qatar, is currently training 1500 students and … Continue reading
Filed under School debate teams, Uncategorized
Teachers, advisors in the PPP school reforms- UAE/GCC
Attention teachers and advisors in the school reforms! We need your input on how the school reforms in the UAE and GCC area are progressing. How much say do you have in the changes being made? Are you satisfied with … Continue reading
Filed under School Reform
Breaking the teacher’s dress code
When mother used to ask me “What did you learn in school today?” I used to blush, especially on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays when we had science. It wasn’t enough that we were learning about human bodies and reproductive organs, … Continue reading
Filed under dress code
School is killing me…slowly
The Middle East Educator is running a story about school insurance, looking for ways to educate schools about injury prevention to students and staff as a key step towards ensuring safety. Then again, we are also talking about asbestos walls, … Continue reading
Filed under school safety
Is student spanking making a comeback?
I recently read an article about US schools seeking parents’ approval to occasionally spank students who misbehave or are consistently perverse to learning. It led me to think that some schools are having difficulties managing problem-students without the old-fashioned, now … Continue reading
Filed under classroom management
Take an oath then a bow
Ok, so school teachers are overworked and underpaid, but does that give them the right to complain or become complacent? They have chosen a profession that molds and shapes young lives and future leaders. Outside of parents, how many can … Continue reading
Filed under School Reform
