links for 2007-04-04

“Education is not a hobby to be slotted into a lifestyle. Without care in the construction of curriculum, the fun and flexibility of sonic mobility will crush the discipline required for motivated learning.”(Nebula, 4, 1, March 2007, pp. 19-30).

“We hope something new comes through in these statements, and that they will perhaps suggest more creative ways of approaching the kind of debate that has been generated around “the recent events” they relate to. “

An excellent essay by Greenblatt, particularly effective in linking contemporary politics and Shakespeare through the tale of Bill Clinton’s specific take on Macbeth. (New York Review of Books, 54, 6, April 12, 2007).

“UK Teachers are calling for much tougher restrictions to protect staff from “cyber bullying” by pupils.”