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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 22 June 2008 - 12:00pm.
Source: ST News | Author: Rowling, J. K. | Date:
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, was principal speaker at Harvard University's 357th Commencement on June 5. She also received an honorary doctor of letters degree from the school. Here is an excerpt of her speech. read more »


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 28 October 2007 - 8:32am.
Source: ST News | Author: Janadas Devan | Date: 28 Oct 2007
MY SON returned from school the other day, distraught. An essay he had written, one which his parents had assured him was well done, had received a poor grade from his English teacher.

It lacked an introduction and a conclusion, the teacher had told him. 'You must have an introduction that sets forth your thesis,' the teacher had said. 'And you must have a conclusion that summarises how you have proven your thesis.' read more »


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 7 July 2007 - 10:49am.
Source: ST News | Author: Tania Tan | Date:
BE A nerd...and be proud of it. This attitude may even win you an Oscar.

It did for self-professed 'complete and utter geek' Dr Douglas Roble whose passion is both numbers and movies.

Dr Roble

He won an Oscar technical award at the 71st Academy awards in 1999 for a computer software program that automatically tracks camera angles.

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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 23 June 2007 - 2:34pm.

This video was made by college students about their difficult in learning in their universities. Very applicable to pre-tertiary schools.


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 22 June 2007 - 5:05pm.

Another one! This one on why technology is relevant in our younger generation's education.


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 22 June 2007 - 4:39pm.

Another video, this one on Web 2.0


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 22 June 2007 - 1:28pm.

An interesting video on the need to rethink schooling.


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Submitted by Lord Mayhem on 2 June 2007 - 4:22pm.

THE SABER-TOOTH CURRICULUM

by J. Abner Peddiwell

Adapated from: Benjamin, H.R.W., Saber-tooth Curriculum, Including Other Lectures in the History of Paleolithic Education, McGraw-Hill, 1939.

The first great educational theorist and practitioner of whom my imagination has any record (began Dr. Peddiwell in his best professorial tone) was a man of Chellean times whose full name was New-Fist-Hammer-Maker but whom, for convenience I shall hereafter call New-Fist.  read more »



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