Avoid Stress: 5 Steps to a Better Outlook

There is much to look forward to in life. However, many people have a dim outlook because they struggle with the overcoming the challenges to help them lead a great life. When things get tough, it is easy to revert into a negative attitude and to close you off from others. The fact is that …

 

Technology Taking Over Family Time

Mail & Guardian’s The Teacher has featured me twice to date. The freelance journalist contacted me in July while I was in Durban and emailed me a long list of questions. Initially I was very upset because it felt like doing homework. After some consideration and talking to the Editor, I decided to complete the …

 

Raising Kids To Be Entrepreneurs

My friend Nisha Varghese is a self-employed blogger and philanthropist. She suffers from Cerebral Palsy (CP) – an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement. As a result of having cerebral palsy she is unable to walk and her right arm has …

 

French President promises school kids: no more homework

French President François Hollande pledged to ditch homework on Tuesday as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at improving standards for over-worked French school children, especially those in disadvantaged areas. No more homework is a phrase that every school child worldwide wants to hear. French President François Hollande potentially won the hearts of millions of future …

 

Eben Moglen discusses Freedom Box on CBS News

Eben Moglen discussing the freedom box on CBS news. This small device provides a form of point-to-point secure encryption of your communications. You can support or track the progress via the Freedom Box Foundation after watching this news clip from CBS News below: This is an important project for people who support user privacy. In …