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The ‘Behaviour Contract’ – Your Kid Acts Up? You Pay – Out Of Your Wallet
The British government has decided to hit parents where it hurts, their wallets. It was recently announced that parents in the United Kingdom – whose kids go to state schools - will be required to sign a contract that says their children will behave while at school. All pupils will have live up to an outline of “minimum standards of behavio...
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New Looks At How Learning Works
Scientists in fields like psychology, neuroscience, robotics and education are beginning to explore the idea of forming a new discipline that blends all those related bodies of knowledge into a focused study of how children learn. New research based on that model, that looks at issues like dyslexia, can now predict that babies are prone to the...
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They Say: Bad Teachers Don’t Matter
A new Australian study has cast doubts over the new trend of ranking teachers and schools, with data showing that differences between teachers play only a minor role in how well a child will learn. The study, conducted by the University of New England over 10 years and multiple countries, monitored 500 pairs of identical twins during their first...
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They Say: Nice Girls, Neat Boys Get Better Grades
Along with flashcards, private tutors and piping in Mozart, you’ll want to include neatly pressed slacks and personality coaching in your child’s long-term educational strategies. A new study has found a significant link between beauty and grades, something everyone but the beautiful have long suspected. In “Effects of Physical Attracti...
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School Kids Learn Their Rights To An Orgasm A Day
There are certain unalienable rights every kid should know about. And if your kid is going to school in a certain sector of England, they’re learning about their right to a daily orgasm. We should be so lucky. The pamphlets drawn up by the National Health System are titled “Pleasure,” and promise “an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away...
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Babble Wrap: Wide Support For Legislation
When tiny Tully took his first breath last Tuesday morning there wasn't a doctor in sight. Instead, a midwife helped him enter the world at Canberra Hospital's Birth Centre, a cosy and comfortable facility, conceptually light years from a hi-tech delivery room.The Australian First Three Years Key To School Success: Study How children are faring...
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Babble Wrap: Judge Puts Name To Starved Girl- Ebony
A child who starved to death in her housing commission home at Hawks Nest in NSW just weeks before Christmas in 2007, while her parents were living in the same house, has been granted a name, despite legislation that normally prohibits the identification of any child victims of crime. The Australian Joe Tripodi's Baby Joy- Little Angelica NSW L...
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Babble Wrap: Learning Helps Keep A Check On Figures
Education not only expands the mind but shrinks the waistline, an OECD working paper has found. The Australian School Designs 'Outdated' As Rushed Kevin Rudd Rebuild A Missed Opportunity The global head of architecture giant Woods Bagot's educational division has called for a move away from outdated school design templates and towards modern, c...
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Gym Teacher Beats Up Student
One of my many obnoxious moments from high school (and there were many, believe me) was when I shouted the following at a gym teacher from the door of the gymnasium: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach — teach gym!” Why did I do this? Because the gym teacher had told my friends and I that we couldn...
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