Stories about Education from February, 2008
Burkina Faso: New schools, village feminism and the shame of all birds
Blogger Keith from Under the Acacias immediately got to work on one of his new projects for 2008 of planning to build a Christian primary school in Gorom-Gorom. The project is still in the initial stages, and he’s using this time to coalesce design ideas that will allow the building to be more aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly than “the cement-brick ‘ovens’” that often double as schools in Burkina Faso.
Cuba: Students Ask Questions
“Why are Cubans barred from freely using the Internet? Why are those few who are lucky enough to get access to the Internet then banned from using Yahoo?” Child of the Revolution reports that Cuban students asked some tough questions in Havana recently.
Hong Kong: From Sex to Police Scandal
It has been 10 days that Edison Chen’s sex photos scandal occupied the front page of local newspapers (ESWN has summed up local newspapers report everyday.) The issue is not only a sex scandal about various prominent local pop stars, but also an outburst in response to the tension caused...
India: Kids, poverty and education
Weight of Silence on getting disadvantaged kids in India to read.
Turkmenistan: Students Abroad Fear to Tell the Truth
Maciula writes about problems with the Turkmen special services faced by Turkmen students abroad. The post also describes why they are afraid of telling the truth about human rights abuses in Turkmenistan and the political situation in their country.
Iran:Breast kisser sentenced
Dime a Zone writes that an Iranian PhD student in St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada was sentenced to an additional 18 days in prison for sexually assaulting a woman on an elevator.This student said “you can’t expect all males to control themselves when the breasts are out.”
China: Traditional Tibetan Song
Michael blogs his experience as a voluntary teacher in Jinyuan. He also posts a video with his students singing traditional Tibetan song.
