Archive for May 15th, 2008

May 15 2008

It’s a thin line

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

I asked our principal his opinion on ranking (or not) the kids in the class and the thinking behind it. Few mothers immediately said, “oh, I won’t want that ..” Wait a second, I’m asking the opinion of an educator, not yours, could you please let him to explain? He danced around topic, saying too [...]

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May 15 2008

The downside of joining the superpower club

By Victor Mallet
Published: May 15 2008 03:00 | Last updated: May 15 2008 03:00
Being a superpower is not all pomp and pleasure. There is more to it than attending summits, deploying aircraft carriers and overthrowing irritating regimes in the Caribbean with which you disagree. You also have to be able to handle criticism, even [...]

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May 15 2008

Bending backward

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

Girls under represented in IT is a fact. One female CIO said that “If I see a man and a woman candidate who are equally qualified to take a role in my organisation, I’ll pick the woman every time, because I want to extend the opportunities I’ve enjoyed to other women.”
Hmmmm .. does this sound [...]

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