Or-Tal Kiriati, http://kids4kids.ning.com/

I am being criticized for trying something new.
For establishing my own network.
That's a pity. I was actually hoping for encouragement.
My network is not "a project". It is experimental, as there are no networks attempting to do the same that I know of.
What my network is trying to do is to connect mostly students from different countries to collaborate on their homework and studies.
Since various countries have different syllabus, not to mention different cities and even different schools, you… Continuer

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I have a vision where students connect with their peers from around the world. Why? Because it's interesting. It's challenging to create global friendships, across cultures and across seas. And it's interesting to learn what other are studying. Even the very precise studies, like math, are not exact all over the world. Sometimes you need help figuring out a problem and someone from across the world, who studied it in a different way, will offer that different angle that opens your eyes. This is… Continuer

Prolog:When I began my journalistic career I had to write 3 test stories. One was an interview with a starting mime name Eno (Hanoch) Rosen. He was 23 at the time and chose a very unusual profession for himself. Now he is one of the leading directors of musicals and theatre shows in Israel.
The second was a story about the fishermen at the port of Haifa. I joined them at 4AM and covered a working day.
The third was a research about Itamar Ben-Avi, the eldesto son of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. I actu… Continuer

Pride / By Dahlia Rabokovits
Even rocks break, I am telling you
And not for old age.
Many years they lie on their backs through heat and cold
So many years
They almost seem peacefull.
They do not move and so the cracks are hidden
Sort of pride.
Many years go by with expectation.
Who is about to praise them has still not come.
And the mold flourishes, seaweed excited and the sea comes and goes
And they seem unmoved
Until a little seal comes brushing against the rocks
Comes and goes.
And suddenly… Continuer