Dear students and visitors
Queridos alumnos y visitantes
It is with great sorrow that I inform you that THIS BLOG WILL BE TEMPORARILY INACTIVE as a way of protest against the attack Valencian public institutions, especially Health and Education are under.
Lamento comunicaros que a partir de ahora ESTE BLOG PERMANECERÁ TEMPORALMENTE INACTIVO como medida de protesta contra al ataque a los servicios públicos de la comunidad valenciana, especialmente a la sanidad y la educación.
Valencian Government have announced new cuts in spending on the public sector which seriously affect Education. It goes beyond dramatically cutting down teacher’s salaries (in my case nearly 20% less). For example, did you know that at our school we cannot pay for the electricity bill nor can we spend any more money on any kind of resources?.
I know we all have to tighten our belts when there is a crisis. But this is a scam. We are mired in various political corruption scandals, the region has been left cash-strapped and with hulking debts.
Who has led us to be the most indebted Spanish region? Will they pay for their negligence?
If you want to read more
We want Education, not corruption
Public sector financial crisis pushes schools to the brink of closure
Valencia in drive to cut Formula 1 costs
Spanish politician’s 24-metre sculpture prompts accusations of megalomania
El desprestigio político al funcionariado
Miles de ciudadanos se manifiestan por la enseñanza pública
Victoria and Egenia’s radio programme
IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO PUBLISH SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB!!!
Our radio programme. Laura’s tips for Christmas
GOING TO EXTREMES!
It seems that the “autumn”? is coming, after several months “suffering” weird weather, and deciding in front of our wardrobe what kind of clothes we should put on.
Apparently, the simple action of choosing outfits is an insignificant detail, but behind this daily routine, there is a hidden and alarming situation which has been denounced by enviromentalists and scientics for a long time: Earth is being strongly damaged.
Nowadays, Earth is in rebelion against human race and a good proof of this is what has happened around the world in the last months: Earthaques, Volcanic eruptions, drought and snowstorms. In fact, the frequency of natural disasters has increased by 42% since the 1980′s.
According to climate experts, Global warming is likely to spawn more weather extremes, and a new report from The United Nations also confirms that the weather will get more drastic as greenhouse gasses continue to be pumped into the air by burning fossil fuels such as oil and coal. In spite of this state of affairs, what kind of measures are the governments adopting in order to brake this risky situation?. Only “Expectations” up to now. in other words , Environmental Summits mean well, but without reaching convincing and conclusive agreements.
On the other hand, although International meetings have not achieved real proposals to enhance the enviromental conditions, it is fair to point out that several plans which have been taken by Governments, such as leading people to not use plastic bags (at least for free), not to waste water, recycling or using public transport. They are slowly contributing to changing consumer behaviour and reducing the Environmental impact. Nevertheless, these public awareness campaigns and stratagems have not been enough to slow down the ecological hazardous problem for Earth, and consequently , for the Humanity as well.
To sum up, it is necessary that the Governments try a different and comprehensive approach to the environmental degradation and they have to takle the problem from a realistic and altruistic point of view, that is to say, to get to beneficial decisions, not thinking only about economics profits, but also reasonable humanitarian solutions.
For all of that, personally, I prefer to continue enjoying the “Four Seasons” in this part of the world, instead of having a “Tropical” December.
Merry “cold” Christmas for all of you!
WARNING ! WATCH OUT WITH WHAT YOU TREAD (STEP ON)
The word citizen is directly linked to the idea of city, where we all live as a society. Being a citizen means to be subject to rights including: political (access to political participation, elect representatives, freely express M15, etc), social (access to certain social services) or legal (equality ithout distinction of race or class).
Most dog owners are people who love them and assume the responsibilities they involve as our classmate said in his post “feeding them, taking them out for a walk or going to the vet when they’re sick”, apart from those kind of duties and of the one of not abandoning them, there is one that shows respect for the animals but also proves citizenship, and being a citizen means to be subject to rights and duties.
To be responsible should be one among the caracteristics of being a good citizen.However, people can be responsible and not be a good citizen, it sounds like the famous phrase ”to be or not to be” , nevertheless you can understand it when they leave their dog’s dung all around they ARE irresponsible and bad citizens. I mean their obligations with other citizens have to be first, even though they seem to be insignificant.
It is said when you step on a dog’s dung you should not complain about it because it should bring you good luck. However, I do not agree and I suppose neither do you, what you get is great annoyance.
BITS AND PIECES
Hi!
This is the novel we’ve decided to read this Christmas:
Sarah Waters, THe Night Watch. Hope you enjoy reading it.
Have you remembered to give your opinion about the best films of this century? Check English Culture at EOI VLC in FACEBOOK.
Lydia and Esther’s radio programme
Hortensia’s childhood
If your life were a book, and you were the author…
Sometimes, circumstances in our life dramatically change and all our plans are broken in a few seconds. That’s what happened to Amy Purdy when she went into coma and was diagnosed with meningitis, with only 2 % chance of living, at the age of nineteen. Since she was a little girl, she always dreamed of being free but then she lost her two kidneys, the hearing in one ear and her two legs from her knees as a consequence of her illness. After the healing period at hospital, she felt desolated because she thought she was never going to travel around the world as she had always wanted.
Afterwards, she got depressed and stayed in bed for some months. However, she realised that she needed to reinvent herself and broke with the old Amy… At that moment she asked herself: If my life were a book and I were the author, How would I want the story to go? And with the power of her imagination she made a pair of artificial legs in which she won two World Gold Medals snowboarding.
Amy’s story is full of emotion and it’s a very huge overcoming lesson in which we can learn how we can achieve whatever we want. There are no obstacles if we use our creativity.
I hope you enjoy her lecture, as I have… It’s really inspiring… And if you want to know more about Amy’s biography, visit her website: www.amypurdy.com
