Sunday, November 27, 2011
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform
The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice To Teachers In 2011 | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice To Teachers In 2011
What Was The Best Education-Related Book You Read This Year?
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My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2011
The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning
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Poor People Must Be Kept Away From Books
I know this librarian; she's a hoot. Every Saturday I drop into this branch library and watch her keep the plates
Daily Kos: The Famine Next Time
The Famine Next Time
is the title of this New York Times op ed by Samuel Loewenberg. I think it should be mandatory reading. The Horn of Africa is facing massive famine. Loewenberg writes, appropriately I would say,
American attention to the hunger crisis has focused on the dire conditions of Somalis, but they account for just about a third of the 13 million people affected. According to the United Nations, hunger afflicts 4.5 million people in Ethiopia and 3.75 million people in Kenya, which has about half of Ethiopia’s population. An estimated half a million Kenyan children and pregnant or breast-feeding women suffer acute malnutrition.
He also writes
Unlike earthquakes or hurricanes, droughts and food price increases take time to develop, and the resulting hunger crises are forecast well in advance. From water harvesting to livestock support to cash assistance, there are a plethora of steps that could have significantly ameliorated the current crisis. Why weren’t they taken?
There is more, much more, in his op ed, including why it makes more sense to send money than our excess food - the latter loses half its value in transport, while the former allows local purchase which can help build up a sustainable food production system; to build roads - transport of food stuff and broader markets for local agriculture. We know that. You can read what he has to say.
I want to use his column as a starting point for a further discussion.
There are two parts to this discussion. The first is how we are contributing to famine around the world. The second is the real fear of the impact of malnutrition not just around the world, but here at home.
If these topics do not interest you, then please - stop reading.
Otherwise, I ask that you continue.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Kitzhaber backs Richard Lariviere ouster while University of Oregon community rallies in support | OregonLive.com
Kitzhaber backs Richard Lariviere ouster while University of Oregon community rallies in support
Published: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 7:31 PM Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 8:44 PM
View full sizeThomas Boyd/The OregonianUniversity of Oregon President Richard Lariviere greets head football coach Chip Kelly before the Ducks game against Oregon State University Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The popular university president received an outpouring of support from Kelly, players and fans at the game, amid news that the state Board of Higher Education might not renew Lariviere's contract.The university community, including fans and players at Saturday's Civil War game, reacted angrily to the news. Nearly 60 faculty members signed a complaint to the state ethics commission claiming the Board of Higher Education violated open meetings laws by pre-determining Lariviere's fate before voting in a public meeting, now scheduled for Monday.
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