October 22, 2013
Articles on Africa Africa, Development, Education, Peace & Security, peter singhateh, Rwanda Leave a comment
Rwanda rolls out free WiFi for all.
Kigali – It’s a scene any visitor would be surprised to see deep in central Africa: a tech-savvy consumer sitting in a restaurant and surfing a broadband connection with a smartphone, tablet and laptop.
But in a region long associated with war and genocide, Rwanda is busy trying to reinvent itself as a regional high tech hub by rolling out free citywide and eventually nationwide wireless connectivity…
October 18, 2013
Education Education, Ireland, peter singhateh Leave a comment
Government has no plans for sex filters | Irish Examiner.
DESPITE the on going debate in Britain, there are no plans here to introduce pornography filtering in Ireland, according to the Department of Justice.
The Department of Education states that access to pornography on children’s phones is primarily a matter for parents as they are the primary educators of children…
September 26, 2013
Irish News ADHD, Education, Ireland, People & Society, peter singhateh Leave a comment
‘A weight off my shoulders” is how Monaghan-based artist and fashion designer Helen Steele describes the day six years ago when she was diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Today is ADHD Awareness Day, which aims to highlight the positive aspects of the condition and its link with creativity and sport.
ADHD is a genetic condition that is caused by a balance of chemicals in the brain that is different to that of the average person. It affects an estimated 60,000 children in Ireland, with the majority diagnosed between the ages of five and seven.
This misunderstood psychiatric condition leads people to assume that a child’s hyperactive and erratic behaviour is down to bad parenting.
Research by HADD, the Irish support group for people living with ADHD, found that more than six in 10 parents of children with the condition feel it isn’t properly recognised by society. Some eight in 10 parents of children with ADHD feel judged by other parents.
But Steele is “quite proud to wear the ADHD label”…
August 21, 2013
Articles on Africa Africa, Development, Education, Gambia, Mo Ibrahim, peter singhateh Leave a comment
Lack of leadership in Africa: Ibrahim – Times LIVE
via Lack of leadership in Africa: Ibrahim – Times LIVE.
Ibrahim was delivering the annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Pretoria.
“Leadership is not about bossing people around…it is not about securing a seat in the UN Security Council on behalf of Africa, or chairing the African Union,” he said.
“Leadership is true engagement with Africa. You [South Africa] have a role to play.”
Ibrahim said that half of the continent’s population was below the age of 19, and that African youth could become the best in the future in terms of production.
This was because the population of countries such as China and many European countries were ageing. “But to do that, we need good education and training to equip these youngsters for the future. Through that, Africa can become the future factory of the world.”
July 16, 2013
Uncategorized Education, Gender Equality, Girls Education, Malala Yousafzai Leave a comment
Proof that one voice can have an impact | Irish Examiner.
These were the concluding remarks made by Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in her historic address to the UN General Assembly last week.
That a teenager from the mountainous Swat Valley region of Pakistan should be delivering a speech in one of the world’s most venerated and renowned seats of power might, under normal circumstances, be deemed significant in itself. That is was the day of her 16th birthday might also be considered momentous.
In truth, however, the most significant aspect of this whole occasion was that Malala was alive and in a position to deliver her powerful speech at all.
Malala first came to some prominence in late 2008 when she started to write a blog for the BBC under an assumed name about the difficulties in accessing education under Taliban rule.
At this time, the Taliban had imposed a ban on girls’ education throughout Malala’s homeland. It became so popular that the blog, initially written in Urdu, was translated into English.
Her writings were non-political but clearly reflected her desire for female education. They mostly talked about her school, studies, life at home, and friends…
July 9, 2013
Education Education, People & Society, peter singhateh, Research Leave a comment
Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book | Books | The Observer
via Modern life means children miss out on pleasures of reading a good book | Books | The Observer.
Hulton Getty
Reading for pleasure is declining among primary-age pupils, and increasing numbers of “time poor” parents are dropping the ritual of sharing bedtime stories with their children once they start school.
Research presented to the Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield last week found that, while parents read to pre-schoolers, this later tails off, and by the final year of primary school only around 2% read to their children every day. Once children can read competently, parents tend to step back, and this usually happens at the age of seven or eight.
The report, entitled Is Children’s Reading a Casualty of Modern Life?, also found that 82% of teachers blame the government’s “target-driven” education policies for the fact that fewer children are reading for pleasure…
June 7, 2013
Cyberbulling Cyberbulling, Education, Facebook, peter singhateh Leave a comment
Facebook agrees to help schools tackle cyberbullies.
A deal was brokered at a meeting between senior Facebook executives and officials at the Department of Education.
Facebook has been under growing pressure after a number of disturbing incidents where students or teachers were targeted on social media sites.
In one case earlier this year, Facebook repeatedly refused to remove an offensive photograph and text casting a slur on a teacher at the second-level Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Co Limerick, stating that it did not believe it violated its standards on bullying and harassment.
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