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 […]
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US: Scientists say video games can reshape education
US: High-schoolers skip classes after threat found in bathroom
A threatening message found scribbled on a boys' bathroom wall at Fairview High School on Tuesday led to nearly empty hallways and plenty of parking spots Wednesday as half the student body opted to take the school up on a free, get-out-of-classes day."October 18, 2006, is when 'it' happens. Watch how safe we actually are," […]
US: Police say scare was a teenager with a fake rifle
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 […]
Students in Texas School told to fight back
Youngsters in a suburban Fort Worth school district are being taught not to sit there like good boys and girls with their hands folded if a gunman invades the classroom, but to rush him and hit him with everything they got - books, pencils, legs and arms."Getting under desks and praying for rescue from professionals […]
US: University instructor likens Bush to Hitler
"Hitler had a good 20 to 30 IQ points on Bush, so comparing Bush to Hitler would in many ways be an insult to Hitler."MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A university instructor who came under scrutiny for arguing that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 attacks likens President Bush to Adolf Hitler in an essay […]
US: Missouri Teen Fires Assault Rifle in School
A 13-year-old boy in a dark-green trench coat and mask carried an assault rifle into his school Monday, pointed it at students and fired a shot into a ceiling before the weapon jammed, authorities said. No one was hurt."Please don't make me do this," the boy said, according to school administrators, before police arrested him […]
US: Worst. Congress. Ever.
Your representatives in Washington have worked less than any Congress in almost 60 years. But what's even worse is that on those rare times they do work, they work to pass laws that screw us all over. "For those who really believe in limited government, then there's virtue in being away from Washington, it's not […]
'Bully' game targeted in the US
The developers of controversial videogame Bully have defended the title in the wake of a threatened injunction in Florida, in the US.Lawyer Jack Thompson is attempting to stop the game going on sale, arguing it would cause a public nuisance.The judge in the case has agreed to take a look at the title and play […]
UK: 'Make cookery compulsory' demand
Health organisations, teachers' unions and children's charities are demanding compulsory cookery lessons in schools.More than 50 bodies, including the British Heart Foundation, say it is a scandal that so many pupils leave school unable to cook.They said voluntary lessons in cookery would not reach those pupils most likely to have poor eating habits.The Department for […]
UK: Youth guilty of 8m school arson
A 17-year-old youth has been found guilty of an arson attack that caused
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