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Posted on November 7, 2010 - 3:01pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Culture | Human
By Catherine Gaunt
13 January 2010 | Nursery World
Teaching children to read at the age of five is not likely to make them better at reading than children who start to learn at seven, according to new research.
Author Dr Sebastian Suggate from the University of Otago in New Zealand said he decided to carry out the research because, apart from a small study from 1974, he was unable to find any research to back up the widely held view that children should learn to read from the age of five.
13 January 2010 | Nursery World
Teaching children to read at the age of five is not likely to make them better at reading than children who start to learn at seven, according to new research.
Author Dr Sebastian Suggate from the University of Otago in New Zealand said he decided to carry out the research because, apart from a small study from 1974, he was unable to find any research to back up the widely held view that children should learn to read from the age of five.
Posted on November 7, 2010 - 2:56pm :: Good News | ISD-Societal Change | Institutional
By Fabiana Frayssinet
Feb 8, 2010 | Inter Press Service (IPS)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Perfectly in tune, in spite of the off-key world of Terra Encantada ("Enchanted Land"), a shanty town in this Brazilian city, the guitars of Daniel Sant'Anna's orchestra strike up the "Ode to Joy", played by children and teenagers who are looking for a way forward in their lives.
Feb 8, 2010 | Inter Press Service (IPS)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Perfectly in tune, in spite of the off-key world of Terra Encantada ("Enchanted Land"), a shanty town in this Brazilian city, the guitars of Daniel Sant'Anna's orchestra strike up the "Ode to Joy", played by children and teenagers who are looking for a way forward in their lives.
Posted on November 3, 2010 - 10:37pm :: Editorial
By Nicanor Perlas
01 November 2010
In the past few months, we at MISSION, the Movement of Imaginals for Sustainable Societies through Implementation, Organization, and Networking, have observed an interesting phenomenon. We would announce an event in Facebook and many would sign up. Yet, when the date of the event itself arrived, a much fewer number of people would show up. And this has happened more than once. In fact, it happens most of the time.
01 November 2010
In the past few months, we at MISSION, the Movement of Imaginals for Sustainable Societies through Implementation, Organization, and Networking, have observed an interesting phenomenon. We would announce an event in Facebook and many would sign up. Yet, when the date of the event itself arrived, a much fewer number of people would show up. And this has happened more than once. In fact, it happens most of the time.
Posted on July 6, 2010 - 4:06pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Human
By Barbara Strauch
December 29, 2009 | NYTimes
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s "The Hemingses of Monticello," about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s "House of Cards," about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s "Titan," about John D. Rockefeller Sr.
December 29, 2009 | NYTimes
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s "The Hemingses of Monticello," about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s "House of Cards," about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s "Titan," about John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Posted on July 6, 2010 - 4:04pm :: Good News | ISD-World Affairs | Economics | Human
By Carmel Wroth
Dec 24, 2009 | Ode Magazine
Danish entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne is driven by an unorthodox idea: what the world labels as disability can actually be an advantage. After many successful years as a technology executive in the telecom sector, his life was turned upside down in 1999 when his youngest son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He focused his considerable energy and ambition on helping his son, especially in thinking about his future. He read that few autistic people are able to hold down a job due to their difficulties with social skills and flexibility. In fact, according to one report, only 6 percent of those diagnosed with autism or Aspergers get jobs. "The literature is filled with description of what cannot be done," he says. But he refused to accept this as his son’s future.
Dec 24, 2009 | Ode Magazine
Danish entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne is driven by an unorthodox idea: what the world labels as disability can actually be an advantage. After many successful years as a technology executive in the telecom sector, his life was turned upside down in 1999 when his youngest son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He focused his considerable energy and ambition on helping his son, especially in thinking about his future. He read that few autistic people are able to hold down a job due to their difficulties with social skills and flexibility. In fact, according to one report, only 6 percent of those diagnosed with autism or Aspergers get jobs. "The literature is filled with description of what cannot be done," he says. But he refused to accept this as his son’s future.
