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“My child is more self-confident and creative, has increased communication skills, and is taking initiative.” This is what the parent of a student at Dong Hoang Primary School in Vietnam said. The school uses the Escuela Nueva model. Students no longer sit facing the teacher and are lectured by the teacher. Now children are seated in groups of 4-6 at tables and the teacher talks amongst the groups. Each table has a rotating student leader who helps initiate the group discussions and group work. The VNEN approach of promoting small group peer-learning and problem solving is helping to develop life-long positive attitudes, such as initiative, creativity, self-esteem, self-reliance, responsibility, social and communication skills, and self-confidence. From Colombia to Vietnam: The Success of an Innovative School Model

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In honor of Robert Capa's 100th birthday, the ICP and Magnum Photos has launched an online project called "Get Closer 100." In this PDN article, Ed Kashi comments on Capa's imagery. “Conflict photographers of today are obsessed with only the agony, graphic violence and misery. Capa recorded those qualities with a quiet dignity, but he was also able to capture happiness. He was capable of portraying life in it’s full range of emotions, not just misery and death.” What Does Robert Capa’s “Close Enough” Rule Mean Today?

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, remembered as an anti-apartheid leader, the first black president of South Africa, AIDS activist, and “hero for the world” died today at age 95. Mandela was instrumental in guiding his country out of the apartheid era by shaping South Africa into a multi-racial democracy while helping avoid an outright civil war. He spent nearly three decades behind bars as a political prisoner for agitating against white minority rule in the country, and he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He later became an advocate for a unified response to the AIDS epidemic in Africa, speaking out against the cultural stigma burdening those infected with the virus. "I leave it to the public to decide how they should remember me," he said in one of his last public appearances. "But I should like to be remembered as an ordinary South African who together with others has made his humble contribution."