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Tag Archives: education
Map Monday: more fun with projections and cartograms
We’ve looked at map projections before on Map Monday. To remind you, the most common projection – that is, the representation of the 3-D globe on a 2-D map – is the Mercator projection. There are many reasons for this, … Continue reading
Posted in Map Monday
Tagged age of population, education, map conventions, maps, Peters projection, populations, projections, voter turnout, world maps
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Social Justice Saturday: do we value our schools and teachers as much as we should?
Social Justice Saturday time. Time for another topic that has risen to the top of many people’s priority lists thanks to the pandemic: schools and the role they play in our societies. They have risen to the top of people’s … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Social justice Saturday
Tagged COVID, education, mentoring, parents, schools, societal foundation, socilaization, students, teachers
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Social Justice Saturday: Inequality and COVID-19
Social Justice Saturday time. Time to shine a light on another social issue that has become all too exposed by the devastation brought on by COVID. Every country is having to acknowledge the gross disparity in the percentage of COVID … Continue reading
If a young blogger Malala can, why can’t we?? – Malala Day 2020
Originally posted on Anu@lafemina:
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner 2014 Yes..this face is so familiar for us and needless to explain why..!!! In fact, do you know this girl started her fight as a little BLOGGER…
Posted in Leadership, Women
Tagged education, making a difference, making the world a better place, Malala, Malala Day, women’s rights
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Costa Rica: why it rates a top spot in the World Happiness Rankings
As I reported in a recent blog post, we spent our March Break week this year in Costa Rica. Along with its remarkable biodiversity and the resulting opportunities it presents its to visitors to observe an abundance of animals, birds, … Continue reading
Nurturing our students, ensuring our future
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend our university’s annual Computer Science Research Expo, which is a day filled with student poster sessions, student and faculty research presentations, and industry panel discussions. I hadn’t had the luxury … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business
Tagged business, computer science, education, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, future, innovation, IT, students, teachers, teaching
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Réflexion sur l’éducation au Nouveau-Brunswick
Note: Another post in French. I’m taking French lessons again, and I find that trying to write my thoughts in French is a great way to practice. You should give it a try! Following on from my previous “Thoughts on … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing French
Tagged bilingualism, Brilliant Labs, Canada, education, Estonia, expectations, Finland, français, French, literacy, New Brunswick, numeracy, technology
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