Social Justice: Cost of Accident…of Birth
The spuriousness of the logic behind the Caste System, which considers birth as an end instead of the beginning that it is, and what can be done to eliminate it.
Dorje Gurung
Education in Nepal: A School in The South
Another government school visit...another dose of reality!
Project Update: Reading in Thangpalkot
Another post about COMMITED's visit to Thangpalkot village, our project site, in early February. This one is mostly about our attendance at Star Reader recognition functions at the schools in the area, and about the discovery of the sad fate of one Star Reader.
Qatar…From Afar: Uncomfortable Questions I
What if, in my place, there had been a "Western" teacher?
SLC: Price Our Children Pay When Leadership Fail
The difficulties 16 to 18 year olds face with our high school diploma examinations--SLC (School Leaving Certificate) examinations--has less to do with their lack of ability and more to do with the lack of ability of our money- and power-hungry, corrupt leadership.