Stories about Education from October, 2008
Barbados, U.S.A.: Ordinary Joes?
Barbadian bloggers Doan Mind Me and Living in Barbados share a few observations about the final US Presidential debate.
Hong Kong: Teaching English
Joyce's lau blogs her brother's experience in teaching English in Hong Kong and finds out “this is why Hong Kong English levels are declining“.
Malaysia: World University Rankings
How did Malaysian schools fare in the 2008 World University Rankings? 4896 also mentions the rank of Singapore and Thai universities.
Russia: Justification of Stalin's Deportations
Window on Eurasia writes about a new book that justifies ethnic deportations by Stalin.
Uruguay: Free Virtual Library of More than 1500 Books
The government of Uruguay received a donation from the government of Spain of a virtual library containing nearly 1500 titles. Any citizen can take a blank CD into their local departmental office and can receive a burned copy of the e-books. Tan Conectados [es] is looking for a complete online...
Peru: Update on OLPC Project
Christoph Derndorfer of OLPC News provides the latest update straight from the mouth of President Alan Garcia regarding the One Laptop Per Child project in Peru.
Jordan: Fighting Corruption, New York, and the Economic Crisis
From advice from the Danish Ambassador to Jordan on how to beat corruption, to life as a student in New York, to the impact of the global economic crisis on Jordan, Mohammad Azraq brings us the latest buzz from Jordan's active blogosphere.
Bahrain: The pleasures and perils of studying abroad
Although Bahrain has a number of universities, both government and private, many Bahrainis have the opportunity to go abroad to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies, often by means of scholarships. One of the first problems they face is that few people know where Bahrain is. In this post we hear about the experiences of three bloggers who have just gone abroad for higher studies, to Japan, Britain and the United States, and a fourth blogger who has been studying in India for some time.
Honduras: One Man's Struggle to Get out of Debt
La Gringa points us out to English language blog “I owe so much”, where one man writes in English about his experience trying to get out of credit card debt in Honduras. He writes bluntly and honestly about how much he owes and how he got to that amount, how...
Jordan: On Madrassas
Jordanian MommaBean is in distress. Her daughter goes to a Madrassa – which translates to school in Arabic.
Bahrain: Teleconference with US Students
Mideast Youth will be hosting a Skype teleconference call with American students in a US high school, writes Bahraini Esra'a.
Jamaica: Complicity
“How did we get here? Where have these savages come from? Where is the Jamaica we once knew?”: Kadene Porter at Abeng News Magazine not only has the answers, she has a few solutions.
South Korea: School Violence
Korean Beat translated two survey news reports concerning school violence in South Korea: 80% Jump in school violence and parents survey on school violence.
Paraguay: Explaining the Global Economic Crisis with Monkeys
Muna posts an anonymous parable she says is the perfect analogy for the stock market nowadays. It explains the Wall Street Crisis with monkeys, and can be found both in Spanish and in English.
Japan: Children and mobile phones
A Japanese parent blogs about their daughter's experience getting her first mobile phone [ja], and the problems involved: the dangers of dating and porn sites, misunderstandings in communication, and constant interruptions during study time. The blogger relates the social distance created by these phones to the shift from traditional sushi...
Iran: Ministry of Intelligence banned students to study
Ahmad Shirzad, former deputy in Iranian parliament, writes [fa] that Ministry of Intelligence has banned several students to continue their studies in country's universities. He regrets that Ministry of Science has given such permission to Iranian security services.
Jamaica, Haiti: School Term Delayed
Jamaica's Abeng News Magazine reports that schools in hurricane-ravaged areas of Haiti are struggling to re-open after the storms.
Chile: Students produce bullying awareness short
Chilean High School students produce a short film titled "Bullying" to share their perspective on teen suicide and it's probable causes. The short uses body language and facial expressions as the principal means of getting their message accross, spanning language barriers and making it possible for anyone to understand their short.
Cameroonian Female Bloggers on the Go
"From education through health, fashion, art and culture to women’s empowerment, Cameroonian women are telling the stories of their lives on the web," writes our new author, the Dakar-based Cameroonian journalist George Esunge Fominyen.
Thailand: Student initiation ceremonies
Oneditorial writes about the student initiation ceremonies in some of the schools in Thailand.
Nepal: The American Dream
Sangam.Silpakar from Nepal posted a detailed analysis on the Nepalis pursuing the ‘American dream’.
