Brit kids told to use phones, MP3 players, gaming devices in class!October 14th, 2009 LONDON - Brit school kids have been given permission to use banned mobile phones, MP3 players and gaming devices in class, as they are believed to help them learn. Teachers at a 1,230-pupil comprehensive reckon the gadgets are a "huge untapped resource" for teaching.
Learning musical instrument can help boost kids' intelligenceSeptember 10th, 2009 LONDON - Encouraging your children to learn a guitar or piano can help boost their memory and intelligence, suggest researchers. The research team from University of London's Institute of Education has found that learning to play an instrument expand the left side of the brain, enhancing kids' memory power by almost 20 per cent, reports Times Online.
Kids in modern Britain living in 'Dickensian poverty'September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Kids in the UK receive no better treatment than what orphan Oliver Twist endured in Charles Dickens's novel, a teacher has claimed. Lesley Ward alleged students attended school unable to dress themselves, use cutlery or even use the toilet, mirroring the plight of Twist, the child protagonist born into a life of poverty and misfortune in a workhouse.
The kids' names that spell troubleSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - Teachers in the UK believe children with certain names are naughtier than the others, a survey has found. Pollsters from the parenting club Bounty.com asked 3,000 teachers to come up with names that spell trouble for them.he 'Teachers Pest' list includes name like Callum, Chelsea, Connor, Jack, Brandon, Charlie, Courtney Chardonna; girl's name like Aliesha, Casey, Crystal, Jessica, Brooke and Demi and boys named Kyle, Liam, Jake and Brooklyn.
Outspoken pupils perform betterSeptember 4th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has given kids the perfect excuse to throw traditional classroom adage "Sit quietly then teacher will begin" out of the window: Outspoken children learn more. Edinburgh University academics claimed that encouraging youngsters to speak out in class could be a more effective way for them to learn, reports The Scotsman.
Schools told to drop the 'i before e except after c' spelling ruleJune 20th, 2009 London, Jun 20 (ANI): British schools have been told by the Government that they should no longer teach children the "i before e except after c" spelling rule, as it is irrelevant and confusing. The new guidance has been issued by the National Strategies and its document 'Support for Spelling' has been sent to primary schools.
Schoolkids should be taught to critically analyse popular culture, say expertsMay 25th, 2009 LONDON - Schoolkids as young as five should be taught to critically analyse advertising, media and popular culture "messages", suggests a New South Wales academic. Karen Brooks, a Southern Cross University Associate Professor, says that kids aged five to 18-referred to as "screenagers" or "mediavores"-should be taught the skills to deal with the onslaught of sexualised images and persuasive advertising they see everyday.
Computers will ruin kids' handwriting skills, say UK expertsMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - Plans to introduce computers in England's primary school curriculum will ruin kids' handwriting skills, experts have warned. As per a government report by former chief schools inspector Sir Jim Rose, computers should be used in every lesson.
Shilpa Shetty take cricket lessons from Graeme Smith, Shane WarneApril 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who co-owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals, had a brush with on-field action when she teamed up with cricketers to learn a few tips. She tried to learn some basics about the game from Graeme Smith and Shane Warne, the members of her team, but soon she was left out of breath.
Facebooking to become Brit kids' homework!April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Worried that your kids are spending most of their time Facebooking instead of doing their homework? Well, then here's the solution. British Government has decided to introduce a radical shake-up in the school curriculum, in which kids will be taught life skills' including how to chat to pals on social networking sites and write blogs.
Tom Cruise spends $1 mn on daughter's educationApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education.
One in seven migrant Brit pupils do not speak English as their first languageMarch 18th, 2009 LONDON - One in seven migrant pupils in the United Kingdom does not speak English, even as the number of immigrant children in primary schools has soared by 25 per cent in five years. According to The Sun, around 566,000 primary children now have a foreign language as their mother tongue - up by 113,500 since 2004.
'Busy' Brit mums 'failing to give cooking lessons to kids'March 17th, 2009 LONDON - 'Busy' British parents are finding it difficult to pass on simple recipes, says a new research, which found that three-quarters of mums do not give their children regular cooking lessons. On the behalf of the Potato Council, 2,039 people were interviewed and it was found that one-fifth of mothers said they rarely or never taught their children to cook.
Owen Wilson praises Aniston for being 'a natural' with kidsMarch 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Owen Wilson admires his 'Marley and Me' co-star Jennifer Aniston for being 'a natural' with noisy kids. The 40-year-old confessed the child actors got on his nerves, while the actress ended up being a hit amongst them, reports the China Daily.
Spanish curses inspired Charlize Theron to learn the languageMarch 7th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Charlize Theron has been inspired to take Spanish lessons after learning to curse in the language on the sets of her new film 'The Burning Plain'. The 33-year-old worked with Mexican director Guillermo Arriaga on the film and the moviemaker helped improve her Spanish skills by teaching her a string of swear words, contactmusic.com reports.
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