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Water, water everywhere
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 01/06/2010
» Most of our planet is covered in water. However, we can only drink 2.5 percent of it. Some educational commentators suggest that this could be a metaphor for our education budget from the government.
Degrees of discontent
Learningpost, Rojana Manowalailao, Published on 01/06/2010
» Who is responsible for youth unemployment? Ma Wanhua, PhD, of Peking University, posed this question at a recent regional seminar on the employability of university graduates.
Bayer and friends teach conservation
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 01/06/2010
» On a Saturday afternoon, a line of green-clad student naturalists walked under a scorching sun between a sugar cane field and a forest. They were headed to Khao Pasang community forest, which serves as a buffer between the cultivated land in Mae Poen district and the reserved forests of Mae Wong National Park, in Nakhon Sawan province. The district is about 300km north of Bangkok.
Emotional skills key, not IQ
Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 01/06/2010
» Intelligence quotient alone is not enough to serve as the foundation for all-round happiness. Indeed, psychologists have firmly established that neither does IQ alone account for one's life success. Research data in this area is so strong that it is now empirically accepted that cognitive development should no longer be the singular aim of schools.
ISB students help peers
Learningpost, Published on 01/06/2010
» Today, while Thailand is struggling to recover from the menacing problem of political disunity, the efforts of a small group of young students are as welcome as a breath of fresh air.
Back to School
Muse, Published on 22/05/2010
» It's school time! If the situation in Bangkok returns to normal, we will start to see children in uniform around the city in the next few days. To celebrate the importance of educational institutions, `Muse' asked last week what you dislike most about your schooling experience _ in the past if you're now a working person or in the present if you're still a student _ and why? What kind of changes would you like to see at schools? Here are your answers!
Sweet sounds of success
Learningpost, Published on 18/05/2010
» The custom-made black uniforms with silver and red-glitter sashes and French cuffs were crisply pressed; every shoe was polished to a glean, toes straight and forward, stomachs in, heads up, shoulders back, backs straight, hearts full of pride and faces full of smiles ... .
Plagiarism is not a plaything
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 18/05/2010
» While I thoroughly enjoy writing in English, I avoid writing in the other languages that I have tried to learn.
Breeding young stars
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 18/05/2010
» 'This programme aims to make us as professional as possible within a period of 10 days," said Supanuch Jariyaboon, 18, who has just completed high school at the Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University and a participant at the "Youth Excellence on Stage Academy Thailand 2010" event (YES Academy), which was concluded earlier this month.
Constructing a good test
Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 18/05/2010
» For most international schools, exams are now just around the corner. Teachers and administrators spend a significant amount of time constructing, putting together and analysing test papers. For some others, the exercise is not as daunting because they rely on question banks from textbooks and/or past test papers.