TEACHERS were urged yesterday to stop describing bright pupils as "clever" - because it embarrasses them.They were instead encouraged to call them "successful". This would help overcome pupils' belief that it is "not cool to be clever", the Professional Association of Teachers' conference heard. Delegate Simon Smith, from Rayleigh, said: "A culture has developed that […]
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UK: Teachers in England told not not call their brightest students "clever"
UK: School listens to student suggestions, everything magically improves
THERE'S magic in the air at a school where pupil power has led to top marks all round.Exam results, attendance and behaviour have been improved at St Peter's RC High, Belle Vue, Manchester, where youngsters get a say on everything from school dinners to lesson plans.Students are also now offered cinema trips as an incentive […]
CUBA: Castro Steps Down Due To Health Issues
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro handed over control of the country to his brother Raul Castro on Monday following an announcement by the Cuban government that the 79-year old Castro was undergoing surgery for intestinal bleeding. As well as taking control of Cuba, Raul will also head the Cuban Communist Party.Despite the news of Castro's poor […]
US: More about the teen who may be forced to undergo chemotherapy against his will
"This is my body that I'm supposed to take care of. I should have the right to tell someone what I want to do with this body. I studied. I did research. I came to this conclusion that the chemotherapy was not the route I wanted to take." ~ Abraham CherrixThe forced poisoning of Abraham […]
US: Now That My Friend is Dead
Personal Voice: The death of a high school classmate brings up confounding questions for Christine about what her friend was fighting for.On June 29, Army Spc. Christopher D. Rose, 21, was out on a regular day on patrol in Baghdad when he stopped near the entrance of his base to remove some barbed wire. As […]
UK: Pupils 'must learn about nappies'
Teenagers should learn how to bath a baby and change a nappy, a teachers' union will suggest.Issues of discipline for toddlers and teenagers should also be covered, the national conference of the Professional Association of Teachers will hear.Lynn Edwards, outgoing national chair of the association, will call for compulsory parenting classes for 14 to 16-year-olds.She […]
UK: Schoolboy suspended for long hair
The family of a boy suspended from a Gloucester school for refusing to cut his hair took legal action to force his re-instatement.Sam Grant, aged 16, was suspended from Sir Thomas Rich School after refusing to cut his hair short.The teenager, who has mixed-race parents, said he grew his hair to prevent racist remarks from […]
US: Daytime Curfews: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Ricky Duran was walking home one morning after his classes at the nearby community college in Salt Lake City, Utah. As he neared his house, he was approached by a police officer, who asked Ricky why he was not in school. Ricky explained that he was walking back from the college. However, having asked Ricky's […]
UK: Testing 'should be intensified'
Education Secretary officially disregards learning as an important thing in schools, and says there should be lots more emphasis on results and tests.=======The pressure on England's teachers to get pupils through tests and improve school results should be intensified, said Education Secretary Alan Johnson.Mr Johnson told a committee of MPs league tables were "absolutely the […]
US: Sex education may get adolescents to delay sex
Note how the emphasis is on getting teens to delay sex, instead of giving them unbiased information and letting them decide what THEY really want.=====NEW YORK (Reuters) -- After participating in a two-week sexual education program designed and implemented by an academic medical center, more middle-school students said they would hold off on having sex […]
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