For this generation of students to remain competitive with their international peers as adults, they need to start spending more time in school. This week President Obama proposed that American school children extend their time in class, either by lengthening the school day, or spending less tim... Read more...
By Amy Chua Can a regimen of no playdates, no TV, no computer games and hours of music practice create happy kids? And what happens when they fight back? A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many ma... Read more...
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27/10/2011,
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Few subjects get people riled up like that of the “post-PC era”that Steve Jobs called the era ushered in by the iPad. Too many folks are in no hurry to give up real computers for the slate or gadgets of other forms, and they get downright testy if you tell them they must. I agree that PCs, o... Read more...
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25/10/2011,
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Cristian Fernandez is only 12 years old. And if Florida prosecutor Angela Corey has her way, he'll never leave jail again. Cristian hasn't had an easy life. He's the same age now as his mother was when he was born. He's a survivor of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. In 2010, Cristian watched... Read more...
An month after this story takes place. Next person I decided to interview was Thomas Winchester, Trevor’s best friend. I have only spoken to him on the phone but to see him in person was horrifying. He’s a young Spanish Englishman. His face look as if it was melted off, just seven holes on hi... Read more...
R.I.Paradise Col. Moammar Gaddafi, Libya’s leader for more than 40 years, who brought his oil-rich country to international pariah status, tried to restore it as a member in good standing in the global community and was ultimately deposed by a nationwide uprising, died Thursday in Sirte, h... Read more...
SINCE CLAIMING last year that a black man had shot him in the shoulder, things just haven't gone well for former Philadelphia police Sgt. Robert Ralston. A little more than a month after the Overbrook shooting, the presumed hero became the department's goat when he cracked under questioning and c... Read more...
Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 1 Music from Saharan cellphones is a compilation of music collected from memory cards of cellular phones in the Saharan desert. And it's coming to vinyl. In much of West Africa, cellphones are are used as all purpose multimedia devices. In lieu of personal co... Read more...
An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars. Director: Chris Columbus Writer: John Hughes Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern Read more...