Group items tagged education - Y3 teachers

shared by Ben Winter on 19 Jun 09 - Cached

Teachers are being handed five-page guides warning of the dangers of Pritt Stick, fuelling claims health and safety rules are ruining education.
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Another told how a school banned them from using spray foam when marking out spaces in case a child slips and "drowns" in it.
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More than four-in-10 said school trips had been toned down or cancelled because of safety concerns.
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A ban on children being sent out of the classroom to "cool off" because it is a fire hazard
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The removal of climbing equipment because bark chippings beneath did not meet the required depth
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Wet grass stopping PE lessons
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Children told not to eat sweets for fear of choking
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shared by Ben Winter on 16 Jun 09 - Cached

A few months ago, I was invited to their bi-annual Science Day as a guest speaker and judge for the poster-project competition. The atmosphere that greeted me was incredible.
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But there are, I believe, principles that can be followed to keep science education on the right track. And these apply as much to supportive parents, curriculum authors and policymakers as they do to teachers.
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The single most important of these principles is this: don't assume your audience is interested; assume they're not, then convince them that they should be.
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shared by Ben Winter on 12 May 09 - Cached

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shared by Ben Winter on 20 May 09 - Cached

shared by Ben Winter on 20 May 09 - Cached

Yet now, a growing body of brain research suggests that teaching the arts may be good for students across all disciplines
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Now neuroscientists are investigating how training students in the arts may change the structure of their brains and the way they think.
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One researcher studying students who go to an arts high school found a correlation between those who were trained in music and their ability to do geometry.
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The study Winner is working on has shown that children who receive a small amount of training - as little as half an hour of lessons a week and 10 minutes of practice a day - do have structural changes in their brains that can be measured
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About 15 months after the study began, students who played the instrument were not better at math or reading, although the researchers are questioning whether they have assessments that are sensitive enough to measure the changes.
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