Corey Delaney's wild party could cost him a $20,000 damages bill and his parents are threatening him with scary consequences.But the defiant 16-year-old has called on other teenagers to get him to organise their next party after his 500 guests caused mayhem in his suburban street in Melbourne's south-east on Saturday night.Police are considering billing […]
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House-party teen shows no remorse
Free Speech Suit Filed
A Lewis S. Mills High School student who was barred from running for class office after she called administrators a derogatory term on an Internet blog is accusing top school officials of violating her free speech rights.Avery Doninger, a senior at the school in Burlington this fall, was removed as class secretary in the controversy […]
UK: Length of fingers 'show how a pupil will do at maths or English'
Parents can predict their children's exam performance simply by looking at their hands, according to research.Psychologists claim that results in English and maths tests are linked to the length of fingers.Pupils with longer ring fingers are said to be more likely to excel in numeracy while those with shorter ring fingers tend to be more […]
'Have sex, do drugs,' speaker tells students
A guest speaker at an assembly at Boulder High School in Colorado has told students as young as 14 to go have sex and use drugs, prompting school officials to say they will investigate.The instructions came from Joel Becker, an associate clinical professor of psychology at the University of California at Los Angeles."I am going […]
Why are Dutch children so happy?
Dutch children have been rated the most fortunate children in Europe. Their parents go out of their way to please them, and teachers expect less of them than some of their European counterparts.The Netherlands has come top of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries.The study by the UN children's organisation, Unicef, […]
US: No-spank bill on way
SACRAMENTO - The state Legislature is about to weigh in on a question that stirs impassioned debate among moms and dads: Should parents spank their children?Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban […]
Subliminal Militarization
The U.S. Army and video game producers are increasingly collaborating on war simulation games designed to attract a new generation of potential soldiers.In the last few years, war simulation video games have enjoyed a boom. Marketed primarily to teenage boys and twentysomethings but played by gamers of all ages and sexes, they offer the thrill […]
UK: Unruly classes 'tamed by praise'
Unruly classes can be turned around by praising pupils rather than telling them off, research suggests.Academics at Liverpool John Moores University say disciplining a child in front of the whole class is the worst thing a teacher can do.They say positive feedback for pupils working well led to improved behaviour in classes taking part in […]
Mandatory mental-health drugs?
"Should the government subject your children to mandatory mental-health screening without your consent? We say "NO!" The pharmaceutical industry says "yes" because it wants millions of new customers for drugs such as Ritalin. The psychiatry/psychology/counseling establishment says "yes" because they want millions of new patients. These groups are represented by the most powerful and highest […]
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