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Monthly Archives: January 2014

School ditches rules and loses bullies

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Ripping up the playground rulebook is having incredible effects at an Auckland school.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Getting rid of the rules at this school, actually saw less problems.  Some teachers were against the University experiment, but it turned out there were great consequences.

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Coming to an office near you

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INNOVATION, the elixir of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution artisan weavers were swept aside by the mechanical loom. Over the…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

"Oxford University suggests that 47% of today’s jobs could be automated in the next two decades" A little scary and exciting!  What does this mean?

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21 Incredibly Simple Photoshop Hacks Everyone Should Know

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These tips and tricks should be easy enough for anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Photoshop.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

5, 8, 9, and 13 are new and awesome to me!

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Pisa 2012 results: which country does best at reading, maths and science?

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How do countries compare for reading, maths and science performance? The latest Pisa results from the OECD show which countries are making the biggest improvements and which could do better

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Not only does the post compare reading, writing, and math scores, but it correlates these to the amount of money spent on education by countries around the world.

See on www.theguardian.com