11th October- International Day of the Girl

 
 
BBC News - The girl who was shot for going to school 
CNN News - Accolades, Applause and a Grim Milestone
The Express Tribune One girl,one teacher and one pen can change the world
Full interview - Malala on the Daily ShowWith Jon Stewart

What do babies think?

The Credit Crunch Explained

Is Spain really in pain?

Comment on the most important problems in Spain nowadays

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Spain and the crisis

  

    Two years latter, would you say the situation

          has improved  or is it getting worse?

     Please leave an answer with your comments.

Pain in Spain

For more information about the crisis and how it has affected your community, read this article from The Daily Telegraph

The Pain in Spain: Recession in the Middle Class

 

Please write a comment after watching the video and reading the article

A Great Speech ahead of his time

   Charlie Chaplin, a man whose silence entertained

  the world and a man whose words silenced the world.

Comment on this speech from your own perspective 70 years later.

The Story of Human Rights

Slavery Nowadays

Different ways of educating children

This is a brilliant example of two different ways of raising children and/or teaching that could be metaphorically applied to parents and teachers alike.

I mean, to the way in which  parents choose to bring their kids up

and the approach teachers may decide best to educate

depending on the student and the circunstances. 

 

 

 

Your comments are more than welcome

The parent rap

Persuasion- Rhetoric by Aristotle

The story behind Josua Bell´s performance at the metro an experiment by the Washington Post , a most interesting story.

Woman Spirit

Tales of passion by Isabel Allende

In the near future

The Internet: Blogs, Twitter & Fame

The Internet: Blogs, Twitter and Fame

Music or Miracle

Joy in Congo: A musical miracle There's a remarkable symphony orchestra in the Congo, 200 musicians defying the poverty of their war-torn country and creating some of the most moving music we have ever heard. Bob Simon reports.

Earth Day

HAPPY EARTH DAY

An example of a good story

Joshua Weigel's short film The Butterfly Circus packs in more emotion during its twenty minutes than many films do in two hours. Created for the 2009 Doorpost FilmProject competition, the film beautifully captures and shares its theme of hope without becoming maudlin or melodramatic (A review by Anoray)