Tag: education
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Learning Support as a Philosophy. What is our Role?
Why an LSE? A foundation for the philosophy of Learning Support
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My Student, My “Other”
An interesting insight came up in the school playground not too long ago. It is extremely interesting how even within communities, even in schools, the adults or people born in different generations keep thinking of one another as “other.” Including teachers and their students. The structure of a school does raise a particular red flag.…
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Why do I need to learn these?
How many times have we heard it from our children? What is the point of Religion in our syllabus? Of Literature, history, art, music, drama, geography… I am not going to avoid being called a nerd after today. Heck, let’s just do away with them. After all, the MEA (Malta Employers Association for those not…
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An Open Letter to the Minister for Education
An Open Letter and Rallying Call for a More Inclusive and Rational Mode of Education
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“Sicut In Coelo Et In Terra…”
I identify as a Catholic. As a Catholic, it was somewhat of a joy to see how enthusiastic a country which is growing steadily more secular was with participating in the Pope’s visit, even one week after the country was so divided. I found myself thinking “the Church is alive in Malta.” But I found…
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Of The Power of Rhetoric
In the beginning, there was the word. The word is the most powerful tool a human being has over most creatures. This, of course, does not mean a word is enough to overpower a lion or, God forbid, a nuclear strike. No. The word creates worlds. If I say the word “pink and purple elephants…
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