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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way In Amanda Ripley’s novel, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, Ripley captures students’ personal stories from different and diverse parts of the world, learning much about their backgrounds and experiences. Even when studying the statistically smartest countries, Ripley strictly focuses on the Program on International Student Assessment Test (PISA). PISA a test that is based more on life skills rather than…

I examine data collected from several international organizations, I scrutinize three indicators that best represent basic services ( i.e. Human Development Index, access to health and education). To analyze if foreign aid is helping Haiti’s economic growth and development I monitor changes in Human Development Index, trends in the numbers of those who have access to health and education. I also focus on the impact of food aid, humanitarian aid. I focus on these indicators for three reasons:…

information and communication tools made available via the Internet and those who do not. In fact the United Nations, working through one of its agencies, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has, over the last two to three decades invested considerable resources to advance development projects and programmes under the broad umbrella title ICT for Development and acronym ICT4D. However, notwithstanding all these initiatives, it is generally agreed that rural populations are not…

What comes into your head when you think about development? For a long time, the economic prosperity has been the major factor that decides whether a person or even a country has developed or not. However, do you think the economy is the only factor that determines development? Development is the topic related to everyone – every individual seeks one’s own development, and the country where each individual lives in also seeks the development. You, who are listening to this speech right now, are…

previously been stripped. They use their nature to their advantage and provide their guest with a “nature path” available to explore; beaming with exotic birds, plant life, and lagoons of fresh water among other things ("United Nations Environment Programme"). Several resorts and countries around the world have followed their example and used their environment as a selling point while taking care of it. Nevertheless, some may see the restricting laws such as “no fishing” as a negative factor. On…

With the introduction of globalization in our modern society, many corporations use the economic “advantage” of child labour. This allows corporations and major franchises to save money on production of materials and raw goods. There are many factors that make this a disadvantage as well as an advantage for major companies, such as lower labour costs, lower rent costs in overseas factories but many of these come with the problem of inadequate health regulations and living costs. Many big name…

Child labor is most commonly associated with a negative connotation, with elements such as unskilled labor by very young children in very poor conditions. This is true to a certain extent, the labor laws in lesser developed countries are not very child favorable and are different than those in the United States of America. The global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children ( International Labor Organization). In the case…

The use of child labor has been used for a long time and is most seen in developing countries. Luckily there have been organizations that have been formed to put a stop on this problem, such as the International Labor Organization. Of course, before trying to end a problem is important to know why children are working rather than engaging in activities that every child should such as going to school. Many of the jobs the children participate in are harmful to their health. A specific job field…

growth for the IB programmes internationally, planning to “educate one million children by 2014” (p. 18). The paper illustrates the challenges that the IBO faces in meeting its goals. Bunnell argues that the programme has been inaccessible, elitist and caters to a large transnational capitalist class. He believes it faces many challenges in attempting to grow, and the UAE should be used as a microcosm in highlighting some of the challenges. Key Questions This…

first provide them with service opportunities focused on global mindedness during the high school years. Attitudes towards others start in the classroom; it is here that students develop a sense of self and others. The International Baccalaureate Programmes focus on developing the mindset of students so that they are thinking on a more international scale. ¹ Rampart High School should focus on incorporating more globally minded volunteer opportunities in order to help develop student knowledge…