Schools need to start with a formal assessment of the extent and scope of the problem of cyber-bullying within their school by collecting survey and/or interview data from their students, teachers, parents, staff and technical experts to establish the baseline measures of Internet usages, instances of cyber-bullying, the extent of bullying, profiles of victims and […]
Governor Jerry Brown welcomed delegates to the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this week with some strong announcements, including that 100% of California’s electricity will come from clean sources by 2045 and that the US is on track to meet approximately two thirds of its carbon goal under the Paris agreement. Against a […]
Cyber-bullying is rarely random; there is often a connection between the victim and the bully. The daily routine of most children leaves them open to cyber bullying. On an average, they are spending between 1 to 5 hours on various things in cyber space, every day. More than 80% of the students using Facebook upload […]
We may think of the world as the blue planet, but a vanishingly small percentage of the world’s water is available to meet our basic needs, including drinking, sanitation, and irrigation. In the face of explosive human population growth, our freshwater supply continues to diminish, endangering a precious and indispensable resource. Water scarcity becomes more […]
By 2020, individuals aged 60 and older will be greater in number than children younger than five. By 2050, the world’s older adult population will have doubled to 2 billion. These numbers are striking. Cognitive decline, strained pension schemes, and burgeoning healthcare costs: are we prepared for tomorrow’s complex longevity challenges? These challenges provide unique […]
It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. Awareness and education can help considerably in preventing and dealing with the consequences of cyber-bullying. Here is a set of five cyber-values our children should be encultured with: Accountability: children need […]
Today I find myself telling people I care about the future of governance. Should you too? With headlines all around us describing the global retreat of democracy, it might be time to radically rethink the future of our global political system. You don’t have to major in political science or have a long history of […]
Most of the perpetrators of cyber-bullying are children themselves. The motive could range from anger, revenge and frustration to entertainment or even mere boredom. Many indulge in it, thinking it to be a harmless banter and for laughs or just to get a reaction, but end up liking and enjoying it. Many others do it […]
In India, there are only a few and scattered studies on cyber-bullying and some widely reported cases in print and TV. The incidence of cyber-bullying could be severe as seen in the reported cases. One must be sensitive to the issue and help children beware of cyber misadventures. Here is a set of ten facts […]
In 1996 the Hoover Institution published a symposium titled “Can Government Save the Family?” A who’s-who list of culture warriors—including Dan Quayle, James Dobson, John Engler, John Ashcroft, and David Blankenhorn—were asked, “What can government do, if anything, to make sure that the overwhelming majority of American children grow up with a mother and father?” […]
