Tag Archives: politics

Blogs for Future Teachers

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Kaitlyn Cole Jumping into the teaching profession certainly poses quite the potential for intimidation. After all, the very fate of future generations does hang in the balance and all. But no novice educator has to ride off … Continue reading →

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Summer Learning Loss: Some Facts

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Carol Brown Summer vacation is a long entrenched tradition for American schoolchildren and their families, but new research is showing that this practice may not be the best when it comes to helping kids get the most … Continue reading →

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The Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldūn

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The Muqaddimah , also known as the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun or the Prolegomena  is a book written by Ibn Khaldun in 1377 which records an early view of universal history. Some modern thinkers view it as the first work … Continue reading →

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Leading Virtual High Schools in the U.S. And World

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Tim Handorf To us, virtual high schools sound like something from The Jetsons, but instead of existing in a world with robot maids and flying cars, they’re here today, and they are really cool. These online schools … Continue reading →

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