Monthly Archives: August 2008
Outclassed
I was watching an Olympic TV show when I was stunned by the sight of two and three-year-old Chinese children doing push ups, sit ups and handstands and walking around a room upside down. I have seen a European private … Continue reading
Filed under School sports
My kid is fine!
It is probably a parent’s worst nightmare to find out that any of their children has a learning disability or disorder. Affecting a broad range of academic and functional skills, learning disorders include the inability to adequately speak, listen, read, … Continue reading
Filed under special needs
Arab oil versus Illiteracy
The number of illiterates in the 22 Arab countries is around 67 million accounting for 40 percent of the total population aged 15 years and over. Meanwhile , Gulf oil revenues are expected to exceed $600 billion in both 2008 … Continue reading
Filed under illiteracy
