Monthly Archives: September 2016

We must have gender education in school

We must have gender education in school
We must have gender education in school “He who doesn't know history is doomed to repeat it.” That’s how George Santayana (1863-1952) bluntly formulates one of the foundations for which students and teachers must study certain topics. In the same manner, for example, it was reasoned to enrich the American and Anglo-Saxon curriculum with a…
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Least Restrictive Environment

Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment “Mrs. Thompson, the team is ready for you.” I stood up and made my way to the conference room filled with the eight experts that would determine my son’s educational program.  As I entered and sat down in the parent chair, I realized that my knees were trembling. This was not my…
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The Feelings of Romanians – from Love and Respect to Hate

The Feelings of Romanians – from Love and Respect to Hate
The Feelings of Romanians – from Love and Respect to Hate “It is not the young people´s fault that they never had a guide, albeit a spiritual one. Nor a coherent and correct educational system to teach them before anything else not to hurt their peers. We are all born with one chance, equally” I…
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We read, we learn, we grow up equal

We read, we learn, we grow up equal
We read, we learn, we grow up equal “[it is] natural selection…only those with a calling – others will naturally get lost along the way because they come from an environment which lures them into dropping out.…’’ (School principal, from the documentary film ’’Our School’’[1]) I’ve been a French teacher for almost 15 years, and…
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