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Item Blogging as an Educational Tool(Daily Express, 2006) James, CynthiaThis article examines the blog as a teaching toolItem Classroom Metaphors(Daily Express, 2006) James, CynthiaIn this article, the author uses the extended metaphor of a garden to visualize her classroom and examine her practice as a language teacherItem Constructing Childhood(Daily Express, 2005) James, CynthiaThis article takes off from a 2004 book, "Constructing Childhood," by Allison and Adrian James, which examines the agencies and social policies that construct childhood in the UK, and concludes that however much society tries to protect, regulate, and oversee the growing of children, children are not passive factors in their construction. This argument is seen as providing a context for some of the factors that should be considered in tinkering with the education system in Trinidad and TobagoItem Learning to Read(Daily Express, 2005) James, CynthiaThis article reflects on the author's experience of learning to readItem Netiquette and Netsmartz(Daily Express, 2006) James, CynthiaThis article identifies some of the cyberperils faced by young people in the use of the Internet, and recommends the teaching of cyberethics, netiquette, and netsmartzItem Nuts and Bolts of Education(Daily Express, 2005) James, CynthiaThis article suggests that in keeping with the demands of contemporary times, secondary school teachers need to train their students to be creative and resourceful thinkersItem Project Gutenberg(Daily Express, 2006) James, CynthiaThis article introduces readers to Project Gutenberg, the oldest producer of free e-books on the InternetItem Reading Programmes That Work(Daily Express, 2006) James, CynthiaThis article profiles a reading programme called "Success for All," whose design, implementation, and reading instruction frameworks are seen as suggesting pathways for effective indigenous reading programmes, not only for underachievers but also for learners in generalItem Reading the Headlines(Daily Express, 2005) James, CynthiaThis article recounts the author's use of a newspaper article to encourage a class of 14-year-old Form 1 Special students to readItem Teaching Language Arts With Vice-Y Verse-Y Love(Daily Express, 2002-09-03) James, CynthiaThis article discusses strategies for teaching literary appreciation to adolescents in secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago. It provides an example of the successful use of Barrington Levy's Vice Versa Love with fourth formers at a secondary school in TrinidadItem Teaching with WebQuests(Daily Express, 2007) James, CynthiaThis article examines the use of the WebQuest as an educational toolItem To Kill a Mockingbird(Daily Express, 2004) James, CynthiaThis article examines three issues that need to be addressed in introducing new styles of teaching, namely, culture and curriculum reform, the use of foreign research in teacher education, and the kind of personality required for teaching in the education system of Trinidad and TobagoItem What Teachers Want(Daily Express, 2004) James, CynthiaThis article identifies some of the concerns of teachers in Trinidad and Tobago, which point to the need for a professional fraternity and sorority. It then provides suggestions to educational planners on what teachers need to fulfil their needsItem What the Cursor Said(Daily Express, 2005) James, CynthiaThis article acknowledges the benefits of information and communication (ICT) technologies in education, but cautions against the assumption that having ICTs and being proficient translates automatically into enhanced learning. It suggests that there is need to understand the different purposes of ICT in various educational scenarios