Today I stole a couple more minutes of rest at the expense of breakfast. At about 10:00 am I was hungry and my stomach made rumbling noises to remind me of how it had missed breakfast and did not want to miss lunch. At lunch I ran out the door and grabbed my sandwich to [...]
Archive for the ‘UN Goals and TESOL’ Category
Goal #1- Eradicate Extreme Poverty
Posted in UN Goals and TESOL on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Sustained Development #1
Posted in UN Goals and TESOL, Uncategorized on February 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I know that the first development goal is eradicate extreme poverty but this entry is about ensuring environment sustainability.
Recently I was engaged in a conversation with a friend about recycling paper. Into this conversation my friend told me about a video called the story of stuff. This video can be accessed from www.storyofstuff.com
It is [...]
A Video to Help with the Vision
Posted in UN Goals and TESOL on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
While researching the first Millennium Development Goal I came across this video. I think it is genius and needs to be shared. It is put out by Good Magazine (http://www.goodmagazine.com/).
The Eight Millennium Development Goals and TESOL
Posted in UN Goals and TESOL on December 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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In the year 2000 the United Nations (UN) established eight development goals (MDG) which the UN hopes to complete by the year 2015. These goals are:
Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child morality
Improve maternal health
Combat AIDS/ HIV, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Establish [...]
