Parents of bullied kids can sue school, advisor says Pupils who are bullied in schools may be able to seek redress in court, the Children’s Commissioner’s principal advisor Janis Carroll-Lind says. Parents of kids could sue schools which failed to act when their children were bullied, Dr Carroll-Lind told a…
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More schools rethink homework
More schools rethink homework Hundreds of primary schools could soon follow the lead of their Wellington counterparts and make radical changes to traditional homework methods. Karori Normal School has told parents that pupils should read comics and the backs of cereal packets to improve reading skills. They also suggest pupils…
Throw out homework, let kids read comics – principal
Throw out homework, let kids read comics – principal By NATHAN BEAUMONT – The Dominion Post Wellington schools are scrapping traditional homework methods, instead telling pupils to read comics and the backs of cereal packets to improve reading skills. They also suggest pupils improve their spelling by doing crosswords and…
Stop beating on Sweden’s parents!
Stop beating on Sweden’s parents! By Caroline Olsson Translation: Ruby Harrold-Claesson, Lawyer, President of the NCHR This article was previously published on the Swedish Internet Site, Newsmill.se – 2009-12-03 http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2009/12/03/sluta-sla-pa-sveriges-foraldrar Swedish authorities and legal institutions have a negative attitude towards parenthood, which is not good for the relationship between children…
Is it a sin to send our kids to public school?
Is it a sin to send our kids to public school? http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=102269 By David d’Escoto © 2009 A slew of research shows that America is losing the conservative Christian youth in massive droves. These studies show a generation being increasingly won over to a socialistic/secular-humanistic worldview in spite of the American…