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Maneaters
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 01/06/2010
» There are places we can go on this planet where we are not the dominant species or top predator, places where only brave men dare to venture and places where humans actually, and actively, get preyed upon. To be eaten alive, I think, would be the worst way to die, yet it happens to people every year, eaten alive by a few select animals. Let me introduce you to the maneaters.
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.
Theories of learning
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 01/06/2010
» Many educational theorists and practitioners suggest that an understanding of learning theories can help educators appreciate the role teachers play in the classroom.
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.
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.
Either/or and neither/nor
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 01/06/2010
» The English words either and neither can cause confusion. However, neither construction is very difficult once learned.
Tourism, confidence hit in April
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2010
» The 10-week-long red-shirt protests in Bangkok had a severe impact on tourism and general consumer confidence in April, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Thailand.
Thai pavilion a top-10 draw
Business, Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 01/06/2010
» SHANGHAI : Long queues have formed outside Thailand's exhibit at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, making the pavilion one of the event's most successful attractions.