At Leasowes Community College in Dudley, outside Birmingham, the
absolute antithesis of the eight-minute lesson is being hailed as the way
forward. Here, classes can last up to five or six days.
Students are immersed in a single subject, allowing them to complete practice,
theory and coursework in a single block, and – so the theory goes – gain a
deeper, more fundamental understanding of the topic. The corridors of this
1,200-roll school are papered with signs bearing stirring mottos such as
success is a journey, not a destination, and Albert Camus's dictum you
cannot create experience, you must undergo it.
Lyzz Garcia on 23 Jun 12A Canadian nurse, who was found to be culpable in a medical malpractice case in the United States, has recently been discovered to be working in a Toronto medical facility. Being found to have been responsible for 40 percent of a 6-million-dollar lawsuit, Rose McKenzie now must answer to the Ontario nursing organization for not informing the board of her involvement.
