Who wants to become a teacher?
Josanne Cassar
I wonder how parents can have such a lack of empathy with teachers when they themselves often cannot cope with their own kids
Is this the best one can do?
Saviour Balzan
Someone who made his success and loads of money and now wants to get to the top, may not necessarily be the right chap for the job of Opposition leader
Cartoon: 5 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Securing democracy through education
Evarist Bartolo

Education must prepare students for complexity because that is the reality of our societies

Education must prepare students for complexity because that...

Not so equal(ity)
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved in this country: Time is running out. We must act now

We cannot wait 269 years for gender parity to be achieved...

Media law: bigger than just one person

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media, and will continue to apply even in a distant future where the players are different from today

The reality is that this law will be applied to all media,...

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
Michael Falzon

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man – David Cameron – choosing what is good for his party over what is good for his country

The UK’s Brexit misadventure is the result of one man...

Knock-knock-knocking on Europe’s door...
Raphael Vassallo

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU accession’ with...

The same man who spent years equating ‘EU...

The demographic of vulnerable divorcees
Josanne Cassar

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having stayed at home to look after the children, making it possible for the husband to be successful...

The question is: should a woman be compensated for having...

Behind the scenes
Saviour Balzan

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees might still have to contend with a war against wasteful human resources

The battle to oust Borg Cardona has been won, but employees...

Cartoon: 2 April 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

The right to belong

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is legitimate, not only because the students are Maltese citizens but the State should not...

Louise Chircop • The request for Islamic Studies is...

Hints of acceptance of debt, sufficient to interrupt prescription
Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying that the debtor will...

The Court of Appeal has held that an email message saying...

Ethics surely deserves higher place in curriculum

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the civic values bedrock...

As a basis, ethics and social studies should represent the...

Power of incumbency

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling economic growth and public expenditure to Malta’s benefit, there is a limit to how far this...

Even if government has so far been successful in juggling...

‘The Best in (Stone Age) Europe’
Raphael Vassallo

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be ‘centre of excellence’. And we really would be ‘the best in Europe’... by...

In an age without electricity... yes, we certainly would be...

It’s a scary time to be raising teenage girls
Josanne Cassar

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be raising teenage...

I feel for parents today because it is a scary time to be...

Cartoon: 26 March 2017

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

Full-time MPs wanted (the money-oriented need not apply)
Frank Psaila

People interested in a political career should not have an equal interest in...

People interested in a political career should not have an...

Resilience to face the future
Evarist Bartolo

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a community of learning, through networking, targeted projects and sharing of recourses

We aim to assist teachers in creating opportunities for a...