“The empires of the future are the empires of the mind,” said Winston Churchill. And judging by the state of education in America, it seems both of those empires could soon crumble. The dysfunction is evident from top to bottom: …
The ideologues behind the RAAC crisis
At six o’clock in the morning of 16 May 1968, a 56-year-old cake decorator, Mrs Ivy Hodge, went to make a cup of tea in her 18th-floor tower block flat, Ronan Point, in East London. She filled the kettle, rested …
Not all children belong in school
Kieran is a tall, stocky 14-year-old. He likes being outside and fixing cars. He describes school as “like being in a prison”. He has always hated it — when he was little, his mum sometimes had to carry him in …
India’s lost lockdown generation
All his life, 15-year-old Rehan Shaikh was known as a quiet, respectful, promising boy. His teachers praised him, frequently telling his mother how bright his future was going to be. In his hometown of Anjangaon, in central India’s Wardha district, …
Should we let children catch Omicron?
As we enter our third Covid year, much of the world is getting back to normal. Denmark yesterday dropped most of its Covid restrictions and welcomed back “the life we knew before”. In the UK, face masks and Covid passports …
Parents are the new political tribe
Shortly after Glenn Youngkin was sworn in as governor of Virginia on Saturday, he issued a flurry of day-one executive orders. With those initial actions, the first Republican to win statewide in the Commonwealth since 2009 was true to the …
Do Covid curbs harm our children?
CWhat are we doing to our children: Do Covid Curbs Harm our Children?
Dear Sir,
A new school year begins and here we go again.
Already children not able to come to school, children sent home, classes closed, children in …
Why are we vaccinating children?
Dear Sir,
Why are we vaccinating children?
Despite assurances that this was an adult vaccine suitable for adults and that there are no plans to vaccinate children, vaccinations for our children are scheduled to begin shortly with the Department of …
No proof ANY teacher has caught Covid-19 from a pupil, scientist says
So, children do NOT spread “the virus” but they have to wear a facemask to protect the teacher.
The MASK doesn’t protect the teacher but he needs to wear it to protect the kids who do not get sick from …
California pediatricians question school reopening guidelines
State guidelines released Friday encourage facial coverings and temperature checks for students.
Source: California pediatricians question school reopening guidelines…
School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review
Data from the SARS outbreak in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore suggest that school transmission played no substantial role in the outbreak, and that school closures and other activities such as school temperature monitoring did not contribute to control…