The Carnival Of Education: Week 112

Welcome to the midway of the 112th Carnival of Education!Here’s this week’s roundup of entries from around the EduSphere. All entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.If you’re interested in hosting an edition of The Carnival Of Education, please let us know via this email address: edwonk [at] educationwonks [dot] org.As always, we give a hearty “thank you” to everybody (more…)

The Monsters Among Us: What´s The Remedy?

Once again, we have female teachers (one of which is married) who have been charged with seducing their young male students. Only this time, there are allegations of racial overtones:CLINTON, S.C. ? The arrest of two female teachers on charges of having sex with their male students has brought cries of lingering racism in one of South Carolina’s most conservative counties and evoked some of the (more…)

Malaysia: Saving Native Languages

Jewelle is happy that her native language is being made an examination subject. The blogger feels that this would help save the language from extinction. “So I totally laud this new policy as I think this language is fast disappearing as more and more Sabahan parents do tend to speak other common language like English, […] (more…)

Colombia: Garcia Marquez Honoured

Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his “extraordinary literary career” were the toast of the fourth Congress of the Spanish Language held in Colombia. The Latin Americanist gives details. (more…)

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