Monthly Archives: November 2012

New Global Education Trends

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Higher education funding Increase in academies Focus on English Baccalaureate (EBacc) Teacher training reform Raise the age of participation Rethinking Education Strategy Online Education You Tube Education Channels March Towards Knowledge Society Sociological Model of Education

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Posted on November 29, 2012 by Rashid Faridi
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Montmorillonite Clay

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate group of minerals that typically form in microscopic crystals, forming a clay. It is named after Montmorillon in France. Montmorillonite, a member of the smectite family, is a 2:1 clay, meaning that it has … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on calculatedmess:
  Virunga volcanoes is one of Mother Natures most breathtaking masterpieces. Perhaps nowhere on Earth is the dual creative and destructive nature of volcanoes more evident than in central Africa’s Virunga Volcanoes Massif. Straddling the borders…

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