Tag: schools

WHO Challenged on Sex Education Guidelines

The WHO’s guidelines propose ‘holistic’ sexuality education, which they claim offers “unbiased” and “scientifically correct” information on “all aspects of sexuality” while encouraging children to pursue “sexual growth and development.”

Swedish Kids a Minority in Malmö Schools

It is suggested that students generally would do better in Malmö’s schools if they were allowed to take classes in their native language instead of in Swedish.

At Least 15 Dead in School Shooting in Russia

A school shooting in the Russian city of Izhevsk cost the lives of at least 15 people, including 11 children, and injured 24 more. The same day, a young man about to be mobilized started firing shots at an enlistment office in Siberia.

Kosovo Fights over Headscarf Ban

Prime Minister Kurti explained that “there should not be a difference between the headscarf and other religious elements” in public life.

Teaching Helplessness: The Problem with Modern Education

Children must not be shielded from struggle. This is, perhaps unexpectedly, among the few advantages of educating children in schools rather than at home, for there they have the chance to experience struggle as a part of life and to learn how to do it with courage and kindness.