NZ Herald | 21 May 2016 The boom in iPads and other technologies used in the classroom makes little difference to children’s achievement in their primary years, a new study says. The study compared two classes of 8-year-old children – one with digital devices and the other tech-free. It found tests of literacy comprehension at…
The Australian | 13 Jan 2016 PhD thesis extracts. The University of Wollongong has accepted a PhD thesis from a prominent anti-vaccination activist that warns that global agencies such as the World Health Organisation are colluding with the pharmaceutical industry in a massive conspiracy to spruik immunisation. Judy Wilyman, the convener of Vaccination Decisions and…
Economic Collapse News | 26 Oct 2015 The liberal arts get a bad reputation, mostly because its diploma recipients are just working at Starbucks instead of a well-paying jobs. But liberal arts used to fuel a wisdom and helped create Western civilization. It helps teaches kids about classical music, literature and philosophy. Three ideas that…
Radio NZ | 16 Sept 2015 Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, a global study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows. The think tank said frequent use of computers in schools was more likely to be associated with lower results. OECD education director Andreas…
By Charlotte Iserbyt | NewsWithViews.com | November 15, 2014 Necessary for the shift from academics to limited learning for lifelong labor “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk…
The Daily Caller 5 March 2014 Scott Greer The Rutgers University faculty council has passed a resolution calling for the school to rescind Condoleezza Rice’s invitation to speak at commencement. The former secretary of state drew the ire of the school’s professors for her “prominent role in [the Bush] administration’s efforts to mislead the American…