In light of a recent circular requiring each student to be commended based on multifaceted performance rather than test results, grade school teachers in Vietnam have come up with creative, yet debatable, ways to comply with the new regulation. In light of a recent circular … [Read more...] about Grade school teachers in Vietnam get debatably creative in commending their students
Debates for elementary students
Oregon gunman may have killed more if not for hero student
The heavily armed gunman who shot an English professor and eight others to death in an Oregon community college classroom was identified on Friday as a student in the class who previously had been turned away from a private firearms training academy. A day after a rampage that … [Read more...] about Oregon gunman may have killed more if not for hero student
Plan requiring 326,000 elementary students to use tablets meets opposition in Vietnam
A plan proposing to introduce more than 326,000 tablets to 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders in Ho Chi Minh City has been loudly rapped after it was presented at a seminar held in the southern city on August 18 by the HCMC Department of Education and Training. According to the plan, … [Read more...] about Plan requiring 326,000 elementary students to use tablets meets opposition in Vietnam
City educators debate use of Filipino English teachers
An education board decision to recruit Filipino English teachers for designated K-12 schools in Ho Chi Minh City has become a bone of contention among local educators. The city Department of Education and Training recently said it would recruit 100 Filipinos to teach English at … [Read more...] about City educators debate use of Filipino English teachers
Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting
MERIDEN, Connecticut - A US$100 million claim on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor is the first legal action to come out of the Connecticut school shooting that left 26 children and adults dead two weeks ago. Photo: Reuters The unidentified client, referred to as Jill Doe, … [Read more...] about Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting