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US: Scientists say video games can reshape education (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Scientists call it the next great discovery, a way to captivate students so much they will spend hours learning on their own.It's the new vision of video games.The Federation of American Scientists -- which typically weighs in on matters of nuclear weaponry and government secrecy -- declared Tuesday that video games can redefine education.Capping a [...]
US: School bans tag, other chase games (4 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable.Recess is "a time when accidents can happen," said Willett Elementary School Principal Gaylene Heppe, who approved the ban.While there is no [...]
US: Candidate proposes using textbooks as shields (5 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
A candidate for state superintendent of schools said Thursday he wants thick used textbooks placed under every student's desk so they can use them for self-defense during school shootings."People might think it's kind of weird, crazy," said Republican Bill Crozier of Union City, Oklahoma, a teacher and former Air Force security officer. "It is a [...]
US: Columnist to pay $34,000 in deal with government (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Columnist Armstrong Williams has reached a settlement with prosecutors regarding payments he received by the Education Department to promote President Bush's agenda.Under the settlement, Williams admits no wrongdoing but will have to pay $34,000. The deal was reached last week by Williams, the Education Department and its subcontractor, Ketchum Communications."The department is happy to see [...]
UK: Boy, 9, threatens principal with knife (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
A primary school pupil in Bristol has been suspended after threatening his headteacher with a knife.The headteacher was not injured in the incident, which happened at the Two Mile Junior School in the Kingswood area of the city on Thursday.The nine year old is understood to have brandished the blade during a lesson.Bristol City Council [...]
UK: Schools 'borrow' staff for inspections (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Schools in England are "borrowing" good teachers to help them pass their Ofsted inspections, researchers have said.Academics at Manchester University visited schools serving inner-city or rural areas in 30 local authorities.They found some schools imported strong teachers to help impress inspectors and heard of weak pupils being sent on work experience during an inspection.Ofsted said [...]
UK: The ADHD dilemma for parents (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
With a recent survey suggesting almost 50% of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have been excluded at some point, parents face difficult choices.Up to one in 20 children have ADHD, which affects concentration and can cause them to be disruptive.Many are being put on medication but unions warn that some schools cannot meet their [...]
After Studying Homework, Teachers at One Canadian Junior High Cut Way Back on their Assignments (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
A principal from Edmonton, Alberta, asked the teachers at his junior high school to do their own summer reading on whether homework actually works.The result, as reported by Toronto, Canada's, Globe and Mail: "With their return to the classroom this fall, teachers at the affluent Edmonton school are thinking twice about the pages of homework [...]
October 22, 2006:
Stories section (No Comments)Posted in: Site Updates by SoulRiser @ 12:00 AM
Added a new section for stories written by site members. So far Off The Edge by Rebelnerd is in there, all 3 parts of it. It's really awesome, check it out :)[link]
October 20, 2006:
US: Police say scare was a teenager with a fake rifle (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Some east Boulder County commuters were diverted off Arapahoe Road on Wednesday evening after one driver told police she saw a man in camouflage point what appeared to be an AK-47 at cars along the busy street.The initial report came at about 5:30 p.m. from a female driver who said she saw someone aim a [...]
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