Tag: classes

Uganda Triples Teacher Salaries — But Only In STEM Courses

Post author By lmacret
Post date January 26, 2022

Mariam Nabattu, a religious studies teacher, must work at two schools in central Uganda to make ends meet. Patricia Lindrio/GPJ Uganda

KAMPALA — Allen Asimwe has dedicated more than two decades to teaching geography at a large public high school in southwestern Uganda. Her retirement age, as a public servant entitled to benefits, is just six years away. She doubts she will wait that long. “I am determined, I want to quit,” she says, calculating that she could earn more by shifting full time to the salon she opened six years ago to supplement her income. “Given the frustration, I cannot continue in class anymore.” For years, she hoped the Uganda National Teachers’ Union would succeed in lobbying for better wages. […]

Tags academic, biology, classes, coronavirus, covid-19, economy, haidresser, hair, high school, learning, mathematics, pandemic, pay gap, physics, salary, school, science, sciences, stem, students, teachers, teaching

Society

Why China’s Middle Class Is Suddenly Being Squeezed

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Post date July 26, 2016

Chinese middle class in constant stress Jian Gao/Xinhua/ZUMA

BEIJING — Chinese people watching American television series are exposed to an enviable image of an average middle class American family. Bound for a leafy neighborhood in the suburbs, a Chevrolet leaves the bustling city and rolls into the driveway of a wooden home on a quiet street. Two or three kids are playing on […]

Tags america, china, classes, developing country, economy, education, envy, finance, government, high-quality life, leisure, market, polarized society, population, Social pyramid, social security, tax

Ideas Society

A Disturbing Return Of Chinese ‘Female Virtues’

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Post date May 14, 2015

Tired of it Pablo Markin

Over the past two years, so-called “Female Virtues classes” have become popular across China, particularly among the less-educated. The classes mainly promote antiquated ideas about how women should be submissive. It’s obviously a shrewd businessmen’s way of cashing in — but the fact that flocks of women attend them also demonstrates a certain deep-seated ethical […]

Tags asia, behavior, china, classes, family, history, husband, obey, wife, woman

Society

China, Stop Forcing Young Kids To Compete

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Post date April 13, 2015

Let her play! Storyvillegirl

The Chinese education system forces pre-school children to learn to read and write, rather than develop at a natural pace, and discover the joys of just growing up.

Tags china, classes, kindergarten, pre-school, teaching

Society

The Underpriviledged ‘Ghosts’ Haunting French Universities

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Post date July 22, 2013

Empty seats protableantiquities

Young people sign up for higher education solely for scholarship money, while officials turn a blind eye to those permanently absent from class. Is this a twisted way to buy social peace?

Tags benefits, classes, education, france, grants, school system, sociology, subsidies, university

Society

Argentina’s Elite Schools Should Stop Turning Ambitious Girls Into Housewives

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Post date December 20, 2012

Changing attitudes marianapesp

BUENOS AIRES – They’re the daughters of Argentina’s upper class, and they go to the most prestigious and traditional high schools in the country. Today, the differences in school curriculum for boys and girls are shrinking, and the social role that girls “are expected” to meet is being tied increasingly to the values imparted to […]

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