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Real Problems with America's Primary Education System
While much of the debate about primary education system in America is concerned with the levels of funding, that is not the problem nor was it ever the problem. American schools are funded well enough. The problem is twofold: The weakness of the curriculum and the culture of... Playing Musical Instruments Improves Reading and Language Skills
Learning and Playing a Musical Instrument Improves Reading Children who learn to play a musical instrument may have an advantage when it comes to reading. Professor Nina Kraus of Northwestern University in...
created by Paul Conneally | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Lessons on sex 'to be compulsory' in UK
The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week. And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'
"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...Five-year-olds to study Shakespeare
Students in primary and secondary school will be taught Shakespeare in England. Each school will get a free copy of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales on DVD. "School children as young as five will be...4-year-olds sex education probe
The headline makes this more sensational than it is with the emphasis at 4 years old being on building good relationships. Young people tell us that the ins and outs of sex education are pretty well taught but the...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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B.C. to mandate CanLit in high school English courses
Culture police at work again? Well surely it's weird that high school students in BC, when they study literature at all, are assigned only American and British works. Canadian writers are off the local... Genocide course draws protests
An understandably touchy topic is raised by a new genocide course being offered in some Toronto high schools: how do we determine which atrocities are 'significant' enough to include in a curriculum? Is that even a fair question?"A high-school course on genocide that has...Exams system faces health check
This news comes shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that hospitals will now be paid based on patient satisfaction rather than number of pateitns treated."The public is to be asked whether it thinks standards in exams are falling, by a new independent...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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School tests are bad, m'kay
English officials will review this week whether standardized tests in school are helping any, or whether they might be doing harm."Ministers will this week be under renewed pressure to scrap school tests for...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1121 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
UK Teachers Suggest Religious Teachings in Schools
Faith-based teachings in public schools have long been a contentious issue in North America; many believe that Church and State should be kept absolutely separate, however, numerous religious groups believe that religious teachings should be a fundamental part of public... School Shooting at Success Tech, Cleveland, Ohio
"A school shooting in Cleveland Ohio. Early reports of three people shot, at least one teacher. Developing…Update 10/11/07 12:42.... Student gunman warned of attack.... "Asa H. Coon, who had been suspended for...
created by nukegingrich | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Chavez Makes Educators Teach Social Ideology
Slowly it appears that freedoms are eroding, and choices only belong to the government. Chavez moves to create a curriculum of critical thinking, however, those critical of Chavez are told not to think!"Venezuelan... John Tory backpedals on creationism
John Tory backpedals on creationism
CAROLINE ALPHONSO
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
September 6, 2007 at 4:34 AM EDT
THORNHILL, ONT. — Christian private schools should be allowed to teach creationism if they... 10 kinds of people: Sustainable practitioners and the guzzlers
An interesting article from Computing for Sustainability.It takes some interesting perspectives and reflections upon sustainbility as a lifestyle choice that at times needs focus and clarification.It cites also the importance of education."10...NowPublic on Facebook
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