<![CDATA[Mauritius Institute of Education - Articles - ]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home en-us N/A omvarma@intnet.mu Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:12:20 EST 20 <![CDATA[Coca-Cola threat to quit schools]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/251/1/Coca-Cola-threat-to-quit-schools/Page1.html Coca-Cola threat to quit schools
Source: BBC, Friday, 3 March 2006, 17:44 GMT
Coca-Cola warned the education secretary it might withdraw its vending machines network from schools over her ban on "junk food", letters show.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/251/1/Coca-Cola-threat-to-quit-schools/Page1.html <![CDATA['Intelligent design' teaching ban]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/226/1/Intelligent-design-teaching-ban/Page1.html 'Intelligent design' teaching ban
Source: BBC: Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 18:54 GMT
A court in the US has ruled against the teaching of "intelligent design" alongside Darwin's theory of evolution.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/226/1/Intelligent-design-teaching-ban/Page1.html <![CDATA[Judge Rules Against Pa. Biology Curriculum]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/225/1/Judge-Rules-Against-Pa-Biology-Curriculum/Page1.html Judge Rules Against Pa. Biology Curriculum
Source: By MARTHA RAFFAELE, Associated Press Writer, Tue Dec 20, 6:56 PM ET

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In one of the biggest courtroom clashes between faith and evolution since the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, a federal judge barred a Pennsylvania public school district Tuesday from teaching "intelligent design" in biology class, saying the concept is creationism in disguise.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/225/1/Judge-Rules-Against-Pa-Biology-Curriculum/Page1.html <![CDATA[Tests 'misused' by politicians, say heads]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/207/1/Tests-misused-by-politicians-say-heads/Page1.html Tests 'misused' by politicians, say heads
Source: BBC
Test results are being misused by governments around the world, warn head teachers attending an international meeting of school leaders. "Teaching to the test and narrowing of the curriculum are not beneficial to students".

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/207/1/Tests-misused-by-politicians-say-heads/Page1.html <![CDATA[Holy Homework! Comics Hit Schools]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/206/1/Holy-Homework-Comics-Hit-Schools/Page1.html Holy Homework! Comics Hit Schools
By Randy Dotinga, 02:00 AM Jul. 20, 2005 PT
SAN DIEGO -- In the 21st century, comic-book super heroes are for kids, but comic books aren't. The likes of Marvel and DC Comics aim their printed products at older teens and adult collectors. That leaves the 14-and-under set in the lurch.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/206/1/Holy-Homework-Comics-Hit-Schools/Page1.html <![CDATA[Mentoring 'helped me like myself']]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/203/1/Mentoring-helped-me-like-myself/Page1.html Mentoring 'helped me like myself'
By Alison Smith BBC News education reporter Thursday, 14 July, 2005, 09:25 GMT 10:25 UK
Sixth-former Catherine Millan says she has turned her life around - and is now doing the same for younger children...."I was getting mixed up with the wrong things - drinking, smoking and abusive behaviour..."

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/203/1/Mentoring-helped-me-like-myself/Page1.html <![CDATA[What pupils' assessed levels mean]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/201/1/What-pupils-assessed-levels-mean/Page1.html What pupils' assessed levels mean
Source: BBC:Monday, 11 July, 2005, 17:14 GMT 18:14 UK
Children are coming home with their end-of-year reports - but these do not always explain their attainment levels to parents.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/201/1/What-pupils-assessed-levels-mean/Page1.html <![CDATA[US boy buys new Harry Potter book]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/199/1/US-boy-buys-new-Harry-Potter-book/Page1.html US boy buys new Harry Potter book
Source: BBC,Thursday, 14 July, 2005, 09:03 GMT 10:03 UK
A nine-year-old boy has returned the latest Harry Potter book to a shop which accidentally sold it to him.

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/199/1/US-boy-buys-new-Harry-Potter-book/Page1.html <![CDATA[Teenage detectives take a tough lesson in safety]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/139/1/Teenage-detectives-take-a-tough-lesson-in-safety/Page1.html Teenage detectives take a tough lesson in safety
Source: The Guardian Weekly
Two real-life horror stories provide the basis of computer games under trial in the UK that are designed to warn of the dangers lurking in online chatrooms. Julie Nightingale reports

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]]> no@spam.com (Om Varma) http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/139/1/Teenage-detectives-take-a-tough-lesson-in-safety/Page1.html <![CDATA[Help kids learn to read proficiently]]> http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/137/1/Help-kids-learn-to-read-proficiently/Page1.html Help kids learn to read proficiently
Source: www.Thespectrum.com
The ability to read is one of the most important skills needed in today's society. Without being able to read the words on a page or screen, the job possibilities are extremely limited.

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