Warning on college majors
By Zhao Xinying ( China Daily) University majors such as animation, law, biology, mathematics, physical education and Englishhave been listed as the “red-card” majors — fields in which supply […]
What is the Muslim Times doing for the Education of Youngsters
Epigraph: “The ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad The Muslim Times is pooling information about online courses offered by […]
Mice games reveal why we sell out our morals
Source: The Local A German economist has worked out how a cheap deal can make people ignore their personal convictions – and says his study debunks the idea that market forces can iron out unethical practices. More:
When you’re dying, what will you regret?
Source: CNN I read an article a few months ago that had a profound impact on me. This article shared the observations of a nurse who had cared for dying patients on their deathbed. She documented their regrets as they reflected upon their lives and their impending demise. Did these people […]
The Teaching Company
Many of the prudent customers wait to buy these courses, until they go on ‘sale.’ The company was founded in 1990 by Thomas M. Rollins, former Chief Counsel of the […]
TEDGlobal: Cloud schools offer new education
Source: BBC By Jane Wakefield: Technology reporter, TEDGlobal, Edinburgh Children in developing countries could educate themselves using computers, the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh has been told. Prof Sugata Mitra was […]
Muslim college carves out a niche in USA
Source: Detroit Free Press BERKELEY, CALIF. — Abass Darab closes his eyes, unwraps the prayer beads from around his wrist and clutches them in his lap. A half-minute or so […]
Over 27 million children out of school
Source:ET Seven million children have not even received any form of primary education. PHOTO: APP/ FILE ISLAMABAD: While the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) is finalising the make-up of its government, an array of challenges is staring the party in the face, with the most crucial one being the education emergency in […]
How not to say the wrong thing
Source:LATIMES: (Illustration by Wes Bausmith / Los Angeles Times) When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but our favorite came from one of Susan’s colleagues. She wanted, she needed, to visit Susan after the surgery, but Susan didn’t feel like having visitors, and she said […]
Meet Your New School Principal: Sugata Mitra
Sugata Mitra (born 12 February 1952) is Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, England. He is best known for his “Hole in the […]
Three wrongs make a right
Source:The Economist: A surprising new way to kill tumours: PANCREATIC cancer is a dreadful disease. Even in rich countries, only about 4% of those diagnosed with it are still alive after five years. In America it is the third-most-common cause of cancer deaths among women, after lung and breast cancer; […]
Ambitious’ scholarships launched
Source: China Daily The $300 million scholarship fund for foreign students to study in China launched by US private equity tycoon Stephen Schwarzman represents a “remarkably ambitious” effort to boost understanding of China by the United States and other Western nations, an executive member of the Asia Society said. “For […]
The Second Cooing: Raising Passenger Pigeons from the Dead
Source: Spiegel Philip Bethge/ DER SPIEGEL The world has been without passenger pigeons since 1914. Now, scientists want to bring them back. Geneticist Ben Novak has embarked on the project and has begun collecting passenger pigeon DNA from natural history museums. His “de-extinction” efforts are not without critics. More:
What Can Animals Teach Us About Our Morality?
Source: The Daily Beast: De Waal, an Emory University primatologist, has spent his career uncovering the surprising social behaviors of various primate species like chimpanzees, rhesus monkeys, and—perhaps most famously—those peacemaking, enthusiastic … known as bonobos. In his more-than-a-dozen books, he has thoughtfully mined the goings-on of the ape world […]
Switzerland: Too attractive? Universities tested by foreign students influx
by Matthew Allen, swissinfo.ch April 7, 2013 – 11:00 The rising influx of foreign students to Swiss universities is bringing more international talent to the country. But the debate on who foots the bill for welcoming such bright young minds is tying academics and legislators in knots. Switzerland prides itself […]
OPINION: CAPITAL IDEAS: A Simple Way to Send Poor Kids to Top Colleges
By DAVID LEONHARDT Published: March 31, 2013 WASHINGTON THE packages arrived by mail in October of the students’ senior year of high school. They consisted of brightly colored accordion folders containing about 75 sheets of paper. The sheets were filed with information about colleges: their admissions standards, graduation rates and […]
After centuries of stagnation science is making a comeback in the Islamic world
Source: The Economist. THE sleep has been long and deep. In 2005 Harvard University produced more scientific papers than 17 Arabic-speaking countries combined. The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims have produced only two Nobel laureates in chemistry and physics. Both moved to the West: the only living one, the chemist Ahmed […]
Online Courses Look for a Business Model
Source: WSJ By MELISSA KORN And JENNIFER LEVITZ Professor Jeremy Adelman has taught a world-history class at Princeton University for several years, but as he led about 60 students through 700 years of […]