education
Death of Museaus Colege student - Desperation and fear led to suicide
Submitted by shehal on Sun, 2009-08-09 12:27The mobile phone related suicide of 14 year old... student of Museaus College, Colombo became an internationally reported event following the response by the Ministry of Education, instantly introducing legislation banning the use of mobile phones in public and private schools.
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In Colombo, the prohibition of mobile phones in schools has given rise to a spectrum of reactions from parents, students and teachers. However, the heated debates that have ensued bear little relevance to the fateful incident of July 22, in which three schoolgirls attempted suicide.
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A road map to promote English
Submitted by Romayne on Mon, 2009-06-22 21:57A road map to promote spoken and communicative English in Sri Lanka has been launched. The event took place under the patronage of President Rajapaksa..
It conforms to the policies of the Mahinda Chintana. It is targeted at helping future generations attain a higher literacy rate in English. Convenor of the Presidential Task Force on English and Information Technology Sunimal Fernando said at present English was being taught in schools after apprising the students of grammar. It is not a practical strategy. Training of English teachers is afoot under this programme.
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Video on TED.com - Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet
Submitted by Romayne on Wed, 2009-05-27 03:31n this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow.
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Video : Jay Walker on the world's English mania
Submitted by Romayne on Wed, 2009-05-27 02:59Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.
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