Is it ok for teachers to use corporal punishment? Discuss.

Written by on January 3, 2010 - 0 Comments
Britain, classroom management, education, educational philosophy, Japan, society, UK

Image via Wikipedia I left the following comment on a blog entry about corporal punishment in (UK) schools (I’ve reposted it here so that I can add stuff and edit the writing). A succinct summary, with rebuttals, of the various arguments against corporal punishment. The non-aggression axiom provides a principled argument to the responses which [...]

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"2-channel gives Japan’s famously quiet people a mighty voice" – Wired

Written by on April 19, 2007 - 0 Comments
Japan, social network, society, web2.0

I’d never heard of 2-channel, but I’m interested in anything that gives Japanese people a voice, so I clicked on the link to this wired.com article. If you live in Japan, and/or are interested in social networking in this country, read on. Here are some excerpts: The 2-channel forum is a Japanese internet phenomenon. This [...]

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Web/School2.0 – what’s it good for?

Written by on February 15, 2007 - 2 Comments
activism, edtech, education, society, web2.0

I just posted the following comment on Chris Lehmann’s blog. See, I’d just read Pissed Off, and then read Chris Lehmann’s entry, and the incongruity hit me. I had to say something. What do you think? I’m a sucker for technology. I blog, read blogs, use Google Reader daily. Love it. But reading this post [...]

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