Length: and arithmetics. Arts is a tool (of the mind).

‎"I think that making girls more like men is actually the wrong way to go, it's the other way around. It's like the men that need to learn how to be more like those natural qualities that women have: mercy and compassion, and this is a humanisation process. We don't call our schools 'alma maters' for nothing. 'The nurturing mother', that's what a school is supposed to be, it's supposed to give you your humanity".

- Sheikh Hamza Yusuf (on education).

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diasporan literature.

Length: +/- 8 mins 3.00 onwards about single-parenting 5.13 : "One of the most extraordinary aspects of these giants that taught childrearing is they were all in agreement that you should never punish a child in front of other children -- the humiliation is one of the worst things you could do to a child" In Dickinson, David Copperfield: "a slight injustice to a little child is like a great injustice to an adult, because in a child's world the rocking horse is like a great clydesdale. You know, they're living in a very different world from us... and we can easily become that 'ogre' of the fairy tales, the giant that... symbolises everything frightening in the world." "Treat [children] like adults with dignity, and maintain their dignity. I's very important that they have an understanding that you respect them as an individual." "It's very important that they know that you respect them [children] like individuals" "Each person brings into the world that is the unique soul, and in honoring that unique creation you're honoring the creator of that creation".

Length: <1 hour. A short lecture on education, educating the youth and comparisons between contemporary and classical approaches towards institutionalized learning.

Where are the millions of ringgit of 'direct' funding to Permata really going when there are separate fundings from other government agencies? For a parent whose child qualifies to receive free Early Childhood Education, Sharifah Noor isn't too happy. A recent visit to a Permata Centre in Kepala Batas, Penang, has made her change her mind about sending her four-year-old son there. She is uncomfortable at the inadequacy of the centre's safety features, especially since it involves children.

Length: <10mins

"How to Read a Book", a Zaytuna Faculty Lecture by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf.

Portal Sumber Digital Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia. The Malaysian National Library (PNM) is beta testing the website which will allow ALL Malaysian citizens FREE access to the Britannica Encyclopedia that includes e-books, encyclopedia, journals, articles, etc.

Riots in London have everyone talking today, although violence and disorder have been going for days according to reports. Causes and motivations are still unclear, and as with most crises they will probably remain so until after the fact. Whatever the reasons, youth in London and increasingly across England are tossing aside any sense of citizenship they might have had in favour of selfish, violent behaviour against a society which, judging from the quotes that are emerging, they perceive as having abandoned them. Why is this spreading so far and so fast? Riots of this magnitude erupt when people are pushed to their limits, unhappy with a government which has betrayed them or does not represent them. We applaud when people demonstrate their desire for democracy with this kind of passion, and comdemn police who silence them. In London, however, the police seem to be determinedly holding to their responsibility not to hurt citizens - and in pro-democracy protests, rioters do not upload photos with themselves and the commercial goods they have managed to steal.

Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society. Taken from a lecture given by Iain McGilchrist as part of the RSA's free public events programme. To view the full lecture, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUHxC4wiWk

experience has also taught me that readers, for better or worse, will approach your work with a jaundiced eye and an itch to judge. While your grammar shouldn't be a reflection of your creative powers or writing abilities, let's face it - it usually is. Below are 20 common grammar mistakes I see routinely, not only in editorial queries and submissions, but in print: in HR manuals, blogs, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and even best selling novels. If it makes you feel any better, I've made each of these mistakes a hundred times, and I know some of the best authors in history have lived to see these very toadstools appear in print. Let's hope you can learn from some of their more famous mistakes.

After receiving such an overwhelming response and numerous requests for 2012 calendar we couldn't possibly resist the idea. So again, "My Owl Barn", and this time 45 artists (likes of Suzy Ultman, Jo James, Juliette Crane and Night Owl Paper Goods) from all over the world are proud to present you our "Owl Lover 2012 calendar". The artwork (and hard work!) by all these amazing people makes this calendar a perfect Christmas gift to your family and friends or even a gift to yourself! Like before, you can select the images you love the most and create your own free calendar or you can simply download the pre-made version, whatever you do - I'm sure you will love taking a peek and exploring all the wonderful images.

Uses for Google Forms, in an educational context.

by Michael J. Crawford of Dept of English, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan Published in Journal of Hokkaido University of Education Humanisities and Social Sciences: Vol. 52, No. 1)

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The allure of America's universities, and the pressure-cooker drive to succeed among Asia's expanding upper class, will continue to propel Asian students into American schools. Many Chinese teenagers applying abroad, Melcher said, are the sort of highly motivated students colleges desire. "Chinese kids are typically great," Melcher said. "They're not at the tailgate parties drinking. They're busting their butts. Failure is not an option." But college application fraud will continue, he said, so long as the risks are low and the rewards are so high. His consultancy suggests interviewing all Chinese students via online video chats, conducting spot tests in English, and hiring a mainland Chinese staffer in the college's home office.