Critical literacy, social justice, and education
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 09:24
Last update: about 4 years ago
Recent technocratic trends that value the quantifiable aspects of education have led to the marginalisation of social justice education and critical pedagogy, such that the conversation has shifted...
Six years on, justice still pending
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 09:23
Last update: about 4 years ago
This week we remembered one of the darkest days in the history of our young Republic. On Monday in fact, we marked the sixth anniversary from the brutal assassination of Daphne Caruana...
‘Getting the future right’
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 09:22
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mark Said
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly last month, Prime Minister Robert Abela, among other issues, stated that global leaders have a responsibility to show their citizens through action and...
Of vaccines and guinea pigs
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 07:29
Last update: about 4 years ago
The Health Minister has announced that the flu vaccination and the Covid-19 booster schedule will commence this month. One question that begs an answer is why so many relatively young and healthy...
Serendipity
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 09:21
Last update: about 4 years ago
Last week, the Nationalist Party convened a hasty press conference riding roughshod over a statement issued by the Chamber of SMEs. The press conference outlined how difficult it has become for...
Daphne: A lifetime of work and a stolen future
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 09:00
Last update: about 4 years ago
This is the first time that I am writing in this paper so close to the anniversary of the assassination of the investigative journalist, reporter, editor, writer, publisher, archaeologist, and all...
Lest we forget
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 08:27
Last update: about 4 years ago
Mark Said
We must not let the 16th of October come and go without commemorating and marking the far-reaching significance of the day. It will be the sixth anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s brutal...
Unlocking the power of colour theory in online learning
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 08:25
Last update: about 4 years ago
In the world of online education, where students and instructors are separated by screens and distances, the importance of effective communication and engagement cannot be overstated. To achieve...