Tag Archives: 2012

Briefly on the drug use in schools

We all know that drugs are bad for you, still the occurrence of drugs among high school students is striking – in year 2010, 23% of all students in the second year of high school had tried a narcotic substance.

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Feminism – crazy man-haters or world-changers?

Feminism has acquired such a negative ring to it. Most people seem to associate it with crazy women who all despise men and wish to take over the world. Maybe that’s true. But innocent until proven guilty, yes? Politics is … Continue reading

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The itch bug is put aflutter of…

… nervous anticipation over this GRAND new re-launching of our beloved and sadly underestimated school news paper. But let us first take a moment and appreciate the tiny bit of genius there is to the construction “put aflutter”. *a moment … Continue reading

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Culture of the Week: Chinese Education

“Honestly, the invented this segment just to add some internationality and have our budget increased but it turned out to be really interesting!” Western people always think that Chinese are very clever. Despite the language issue, Chinese students are extremely … Continue reading

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The Haunted Castle

A terrifying scream awoke me, and I knew it had come back. Another student would disappear tonight, and no one would know how. Only that it happened now, at night, and that lots of blood would be left in the … Continue reading

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Posted in 2012, February 2012 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The London Riots remind us of the gap

Out of three major uprisings that have marked 2011 – here somewhat reductively categorized into the London riots, the “Occupy” movement, and the “Arab Spring” – the former must make the most hard-to-define instance. In the looters’ glass-littered and fire-ravaged … Continue reading

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Posted in 2012, February 2012 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Blame it on the teacher?

Dare I admit it: teachers are targets of just as much criticism as are his students, only that the extremes of our assessment usually go beyond the grading scale. Our instinctive explanation for a disappointing test result remains the “because … Continue reading

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Highlight: Four horsemen

The four horsemen ride for the doom of the world as we know it; at least if you are to believe Ross Ashcroft‘s documentary about the state of world economy. Analyzing the world from four angles, it fiercely discovers truth … Continue reading

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IHGR News: Student Mentors

Hey, you! Are you clever by any chance? If you are, I think it is safe to say that you are finally receiving your calling in life… to become a mentor. A mentor is someone who is responsible, organized and … Continue reading

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IHGR News: The Event Calendar

IHGR is getting an accessible and up-to-date school calendar! It will have all the information you need for this year; school trips, events and other important dates. The calendar will be put up as soon as Monday the 27th.

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