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Education
Syrian Refugee Children Continue Education in Turkey
HATAY, Turkey- Syrian refugee children who took shelter in Turkey with their families after they run away from brutal Syrian regime began their educating in Turkey. They are continuing their education with their own language in the Tent school in Turkish border city of Hatay. <Photo: Gihan> news@theasian.asia
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4+4+4: educational relegation or championship!
I know what 4+4+2 or 4+2+3+1 would mean in a soccer formation. However, with the entire disgraceful hassle in Parliament and with all the annoying fights on social media, I am clueless about what 4+4+4 is all about! Nowadays, with the domination of a popular culture in which our kids…
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West Asia
Turkey on 12 Mar 2012: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight
Turkey on 12 Mar 2012 <Today’s Zaman>: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight
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Society
Malaysia bans British children sex education book “Where Did I Come From”
Malaysia banned an almost 40- year-old sex education book for children following complaints by public that the book is obscene. The Home Ministry said the book is banned on the grounds that it contains elements “detrimental to the society’s morals and public interest”. “Where Did I Come From” by British…
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Education
Israel Cabinet Approves ‘Free Education’ Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference on free education plan in Jerusalem, on Jan. 8, 2012. Israeli Cabinet Sunday approved implementation of the law on free education for children from age three, as of the next academic year. According to Israel’s going compulsory education law, compulsory education…
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