Technology is a monsoon that has swept all the walks of life taming them to adhere to its specifications and education is no exception. The modern landscape of technological racing onward, the classrooms …
Read More »A fresh Face with a brilliant mind!
I am often invited to seminars where my colleagues and I confer and commiserate about the challenges of teaching. Our common dilemma as educators in the MENA region has knit us together in …
Read More »A Call for Action: Change the Educational Curricula or….
Lebanon has a reputation for educational excellence in the MENA region, yet it still follows antiquated systems and produces unhappy students that just want to gain enough grades to qualify for a scholarship …
Read More »Education: The New King and Queen of the Class!
Education has undergone a radical change during the last few decades due to the radical change in the learning process itself. We often equate learning with the students eating readymade meals we serve …
Read More »Language: Bridge or Divide?
During the 50s of the last century, there was a law that forbade any shop from writing its name using a foreign language instead of Arabic. Any business that did otherwise was given …
Read More »A Wake-up Call for Teachers: No Homework!
Homework is still considered a vital tool for delivering knowledge. It is a standard of practice in schools across the globe; from the jungles of the Amazon to the sleek metropolitan of London. …
Read More »A Wake-Up Call for Parents Who Smack Their Children!
Psychiatrists, sociologists, parents, and teachers are advocating against using any forms of physical discipline or violence against children, yet even in advanced nations in regions such as North America, mild physical punishment is …
Read More »For Every Man Shall Bear His Own Burden!
Parents always seem to be confident that if they lecture their teens enough on the risks of illicit behavior early on, that will automatically mean they can save their children from the fate …
Read More »Do We Have Failed Teachers?
We have failed teachers! Long has the focus been on evaluating how students respond to teaching methods without giving much attention to how the teachers interact with students. Nothing in life comes from …
Read More »Interactive Teaching: The Two-Way Process!
Teaching is a flexible and interactive calling where only those dedicated to ushering students meet and exceed all the educational goals. The paths to this Rome are as countless as there are teachers …
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