Dr. Shahul Ameen, M.D. : (From previous issue) School based suicide prevention programs include both curricula components to teach students about these warning signs and what to do, as well as non-curricula components such as peer groups, hot lines, intervention services and parent training. Prevention includes education efforts to alert students and the community to the problem of teen suicidal behavior. Intervention with a suicidal student is aimed at protecting and helping the student who is currently in distress. Postvention...
Lisa Medoff :Although parents delight in their child’s first words, the inevitable appearance of ‘talking back’ can sometimes make parents...
Jua BP Sanders, Peter K Smith, Antonius HN Cillessen :Almost every adolescent has access to the internet nowadays and most...
Elizabeth Koprowski :If you’ve spent the last few years working on your postgraduate degree in science, you’ve probably accrued a...
Campus Desk :Connections. It’s a word that conjures up different meanings depending on the context. In a school setting, connections...
Mohammad Shamsuzzaman and John Everatt :University of Canterbury (From previous issue)The Americans discovered that unlike them, the British taught writing as a process of individual development, a matter of self-discovery. Writing was not discipline or genre specific: the dichotomy between academic and personal writing was not as vital as may have been considered. Hence, writing may be viewed as a generic skill. Once that skill is acquired, it can be customized to fulfil the requirements of any genre or discipline....
Aisha Abdelhamid :Putting climate change in the classroom in new and exciting ways, Solar Schools offers a totally unique way to crowdfund clean energy for UK schools. Run by 10:10, a UK-based charity helping to tackle global warming, the Solar Schools program has helped schools raise £470,000 ($724,785) for solar installations, and installed over 800 solar panels in the last four years.But Solar Schools points out that it “isn’t just about pounds and panels, it’s about making magic.” Building teams...
Laurie Edwards :Some young children bounce through life eager to try new experiences. Others hang back, cling to a parent’s...
Campus report :Daffodil International University (DIU) distributed 1500 laptop at free of cost among the students in the eleventh phase...
Tania Afreen Khan, Muhammed Mahbubur Rahman :GarryHornby,DeanSutherland, John Everatt, Janinka Greenwood(From previous issue)Referring to the implementation of inclusive education, Kibria (2005) lists obstacles such as the negative attitudes of people, gender discrimination, unskilled teachers, large classrooms, and lack of awareness in the community To overcome those obstacles the author recommended strategies, such as community involvement, training teachers, and promoting positive’ attitudes towards inclusive education. Kibria (2005) suggests that teachers in developing countreis may not be ready to face the challenge...
How important is a walk in the woods to a child’s development? It’s one of the most burning education questions...
Steve Jones :Within the field of education and language teaching over the last few years a distinct shift has taken...