Gidday all, Something below to consider: Craig Smith THE KIDS JOURNAL LITERACY PROJECT: Literacy is a hot topic at the moment, with more and more people leaving school with low literacy levels. Many children, when asked how they felt with regards to writing and reading, reply that it is boring,…
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Parents to get truancy reminders
ttp://www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail/4666609a6007.html Parents to get truancy reminders By MARCUS STICKLEY – Nelson | Monday, 25 August 2008 Parents could soon start being prosecuted for taking their children out of school for a holiday, a Nelson principal says. Primary schools have been reinforcing attendance rules with parents after receiving reminders from the…
German Youth Authorities Allow Gorber Children Home ‘Temporarily’
http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/200808190.asp Germany August 19, 2008 German Youth Authorities Allow Gorber Children Home ‘Temporarily’ In a surprise decision earlier this week, the Youth Welfare Authorities in Germany, the “Jugendamt,” have allowed the remaining five Gorber children to return home until the beginning of September. The five girls have been kept in…
CBN news: Germany Declares War on Home-Schoolers plus video
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/425122.aspx Click on link above to watch the video in Broadband and Low Band Scroll down to read the article: RELATED LINKS: International Human Rights Group Educating Germany Germany Declares War on Home-Schoolers By Dale Hurd CBN News Senior Reporter August 11, 2008 CBNNews.com – NUREMBURG, Germany – It certainly…
Why ‘cotton wool’ children face risk of mental problems
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23524947-details/Why+%27cotton+wool%27+children+face+risk+of+mental+problems/article.do Why ‘cotton wool’ children face risk of mental problems Evening Standard (UK) 2 August 08 Children do not learn how to cope with life’s setbacks because a ‘cotton wool’ culture stops them experiencing hardships, an education expert claimed yesterday. Sandy MacLean says there is a link between a rise…