What Canadian teachers are doing to protect the education sector
For the first time in the last 20 years, all major teacher unions will join their forces to reject budget cuts. Over the last week, Canadian elementary school teachers have [...]
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They don’t teach you this in school
A young man saw his primary school teacher on a wedding and went to greet him with all the respect and admiration. He said to him: “Do you remember me, Teacher?” [...]
15 Amazing facts you should know
The average housefly lives for one month. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened. The average computer user [...]
REVEALED: How Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni 9 were killed, buried in one pit and dissolved with acid
An eyewitness, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who was a prisoner when the murdered environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed in 1995 by the dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, on [...]
How do you measure work?
Once upon a time a person needed to move something heavy. He or she picked up a long stick and stuck it under the edge of the heavy object and then pushed down on the other [...]
How teachers can control or adapt with changing behaviors in children
1. Introduction This academic study delves into the key risk factors that are capable of influencing a child’s behavior. It also evaluates the pattern of influence [...]
Developing an innovation-driven policy framework towards effectiveness and value creation in an ailing firm: A case of Arik Air
BACKGROUND New trends in air travel, especially in emerging markets, show that the aviation sector makes significant contributions to the economic development of nations [...]
Montessori Education: Everything you need to know
All parents hope to find the best educational program for their children. And they recognize the lasting impact that early learning experiences have on a child’s [...]
Teachers in England among the highest paid workers
School budgets face cuts to fund a new teachers’ pay rise after the government announced it would only partially fund the award of 2.75%. Teachers are among almost a [...]
Enhancing a framework for sustainable waste management in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry
BACKGROUND The oil sector has been a major energy supplier since the industrial revolution, and the discovery of oil has, so far, exposed the vulnerable and dependent nature [...]
How to read e-books with children
Electronic books, called e-books, are becoming more and more commonplace these days. Some readers, like the first generation Kindle and Nook devices, offer a basic digital [...]
Why does gender inequality seem natural, inevitable, and better than racism?
Capitalism, of which neoliberalism is one development, is just one of the many forms of class society that have appeared over the last 6,000 years. There has been enormous [...]
Simple machines and their uses
Wheel & Axle – Makes work easier by moving objects across distances. The wheel (or round end) turns with the axle (or cylindrical post) causing movement. On a [...]
Amazing facts you should know about Africa
Despite its delayed development, Africa is the most populous and only black continent. The geographical location is famed for its abundant natural resources, including [...]
Interesting facts you should know
The creation of a single European currency was decided with the Maastricht Treaty in 1991. In 1999 the currency was officially introduced to the financial markets as an [...]