EDUKADO
Marto/Aprilo 1995
- Editor's Note
"Despite the wonders of technology, a stubborn fact has been increasingly
rubbed into my face, and that is: communication between human beings still
depends primarily on language."
Marvin Entz, Vancouver, Canada
- Mailbox
This month we bring you six letters from readers ranging from
frustrations over Camille Paglia to requests for more information to praise
(gotta have some praise!).
Cxeftemaj Artikoloj
- Human is Citizen
"Not only the economy, but even the entire society of Russia finds itself in
great perplexity. People have suddenly realized that they now live in a
totally new country. The system of education and training is also now
experiencing a profound crisis and itself must adapt to the new reality."
Nikolai Stepanov, Moscow, Russia
- The Importance of Language Learning
"Education should be a primary issue in every country's
politics. Along with health care and security, education is a
major pillar upholding a nation's solid development."
Antonio Ferreira, Libson, Portugal
- The Northwest Televised University
"The specification of the Northwest Region of Russia has become a growing
requirement for the inhabitants of distant, difficult to reach
districts, in order to receive education and acquire experience in solving
familiar moral and ecological problems under conditions of profound
social changes."
Vitalij Titov, St-Petersburg, Russia
- Inserts Conquer Postage Stamps
The content of hobby collections in Russia "is the direct and greatly
significant influence of the so-called market economy and its associated
advertising."
Nikolai Stepanov, Moscow, Russia
Mondo
- India: Reaching for the 21st Century?
"India is supremely paradoxical, even for an Indian. Where else do you find
the plague one day and a satellite launch the next?"
Rajeev Srinivasan, San Francisco, U.S.A.
- Native Law
"Native students lack that common law school ambition of a
lucrative job in large firm...aboriginal students go into law because
they want to contribute to their communities, to fight for their rights."
Dr. Euan Taylor, Vancouver, Canada
- "Sagxons" and "Goffee"
"The land of the Saxons is situated around Dresden and Leipzig. Dresden
is its cultural centre while Leipzig is the moneyed one."
Wolfram Diestel, Leipzig, Germany
- The Leipzig Skylarks
"The saddest chapter from Leipzig's relations between humans and
animals..."
Wolfram Diestel, Leipzig, Germany
- We Love Rice and Raw Fish, But...
"Somehow many people overseas believe that the Japanese eat ONLY rice and
raw fish three times a day. I must say it is not true. What
do we eat, then? Can you guess?"
Yuko Suzuki, Denver, USA
- Bangladesh
"On December 16, 1971, after nine long months of bloody battle and with the
loss of 3 million lives, a new nation was born. The region formerly known
as West Pakistan is now a new republic, 'Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.'"
Abul Hasnat, Ankara, Turkey
- Malaysia's Economic Situation
"Malaysia suffered one of the worst recessions in the mid-1980's. But
after this period, with investments from foreigners, improvement in
technology, capital expansion in manufacturing sectors and so on, this
country has since enjoyed an increasing amount of capital and GNP."
David Lee, Winsor, Canada
Rubrikoj
- Advertising in Schools
"We just have to keep it in mind that advertisers and sponsors are
privileged to have the right to peddle their wares via children."
Euan Talyor & Paul Gribble
- Dr. Bean
"Flatulence seems to be one of your specialities. How does
stomach/intestinal gas travel so quickly through those light-years
of coils and loops to reach the lower opening so much faster than
the source food itself?"
Dr. Ignacious Bean
