Middle School Teacher, Saudi Arabia
Original Post (March 26, 2020): “I am a middle school teacher at an international school in Saudi Arabia. We started teaching online classes early, with almost no warning, but luckily we already had some experience with virtual school as we occasionally close for dust storms and heavy rains. Our...
Here’s what’s been happening in the field of Education this month. We encourage you to click on the associated links to learn more! 
In my recent article on Donella Meadows, I mentioned an excellent book about the evolutionary process: A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us—the Evolution of Life on Earth, by Sidney Liebes, Elisabeth Satoris et al. An outdoor exhibit version of the Walk Through Time is now open to visitors at Lassalle-Haus Bad Schönbrunn in Switzerland until...
Weeds. No gardener likes a weed. They plot year after year how to make their garden weed-free. But perhaps we are thinking of weeds all wrong. What if we renamed them to “bee food,” “pollinators’ delight,” “herbal medicine,” “edibles” or “biodiversity enablers?” All those names sound so positive...
Melissa Morbeck, Director of Partnerships for No More Foundation, was the guest speaker at the May monthly meeting of the Human Rights Team. She shared the recent launch of the No More Global Directory to provide domestic violence and sexual assault resources in 195 countries, all the countries recognized by the United Nations. Amazing. Just not North Korea – sorry.
This incredible presentation...
Taking action means saying “no” to indifference… it is a choice: whether or not to support a woman, whether or not to protect her, whether or not to defend her rights.
– Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner and fistula surgeon.
May 23 is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, a UN observance day that was started in 2013. The...