It's a child's dream. Wake up whenever you want, with nobody telling you what to do and when to do it. And here's the kicker: No school to rush off to.Welcome to the world of "unschooling" -- an educational movement where kids, not parents, not teachers, decide what they will learn that day."I don't want […]
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Italy: Did Jesus exist?
An Italian court is tackling Jesus -- and whether the Roman Catholic Church may be breaking the law by teaching that he existed 2,000 years ago.The case pits against each other two men in their 70s, who are from the same central Italian town and even went to the same seminary school in their teenage […]
US: Parents demanding that school be out for summer
MIAMI -- The pressures of federally mandated exams have pushed public schools in Florida and in several other states to begin classes weeks earlier than usual to squeeze in more days of instruction before the critical tests, sometimes striking August entirely from vacation calendars and devoting the month, traditionally left open for childhood leisure, to […]
US: No More Nightmares at Tranquility Bay?
Largely unregulated, the teen rehab industry has scarred thousands of kids for life. Now one lone congressmember is pushing to stop the abuse.From Czechoslovakia to Costa Rica and Mexico, cops have seized American overseers for caging or mistreating American teens at harsh "boot camps" run under foreign flags to escape U.S. law.But here at home, […]
Role of sex education among adolescents stressed
MANGALORE: "Sex education should be an integral part of every individual from birth to death irrespective of age as it deals with various aspects of human development including the thinking pattern and behaviour of an individual," said well known gynaecologist Dr Padmini Prasad.Addressing the gathering at the one-day workshop as a part of the "Yuva […]
UK: Blair frustrated over school rebels
Winning support for the Government's controversial school reforms is proving "a high-wire act" amid growing opposition from Labour MPs, Tony Blair has said.Mr Blair hinted at his frustration over criticisms from back-benchers and senior Labour figures including Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and former party leader Lord Kinnock.But the Prime Minister insisted the White Paper […]
Taming a defiant mind
Lori Farmer's recovery from mental illness opens window on insanity defense. Lori Farmer paces around with her guitar on open-mike night at the sandwich shop, a colorful place filled with other eager performers who don't know about her past. The song she will sing mentions him, but not what happened. Not how.She settles down at […]
5-year-old causes havoc in day-care centers; tamed with drugs
Anti-psychotic drug calms down five-year-old boy but mom says placebo effect may be responsible.Things are looking up for the little Hamilton boy who was kicked out of seven day-care centres and suspended twice from junior kindergarten last year.He's now in senior kindergarten in a different school and has managed to get through the whole term […]
US: Soft taco shells suspected in school lunch illnesses
PEORIA -- Soft taco shells served at lunch in Peoria schools early last month contained an unusual amount of a preservative, and Illinois schools have been directed to stop using the product, state health officials said.Chicago-based Del Rey Tortilleria has agreed to recall and stop shipping the tacos and will adjust its ingredients, Marlena Bordson […]
US: A School System on Trial
EVERY RESIDENT of Prince George's County should be on notice that the future of the public school system -- indeed, that of the county -- is on the line in the coming months. Decisions in Upper Marlboro, in Annapolis and by the citizenry will determine the quality of leadership that the county's education system will […]
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