From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sackmann, Gleason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 12 May 2002 13:00:05 -0700 Subject: TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 13 May 2002
TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 13 May 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION NEWS THAI STUDENT SCAM DAMAGES NZ http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12804 New Zealand's booming foreign student industry has suffered a blow to its international reputation with the arrest of a Thai national for running an alleged scam in Auckland reports the New Zealand Herald. NEW STUDENT TAX MEETS WITH STRONG OPPOSITION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12771 Submissions to the Education and Science Select Committee last Thursday revealed that educators believe the new tax on international students being proposed by the government is ill-advised, hasty and unnecessary, said Dr Muriel Newman, ACT spokesman on Tertiary Education ... GLOBE ACTORS GO GLOBAL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12777 London's Globe Theatre's Adopt an Actor scheme will allow schools from around the world to interact with actors via the internet reports the Guardian. A GROSS LOOK AT SCIENCE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12778 Grossology an exhibition on at present at the London Science Museum is a tour through the bits of the body we prefer to avoid and is designed to teach children about why their bodies can be embarrassing, and encourage them to take an interest in its processes reports the Guardian. MORE THAN A STARRY, STARRY NIGHT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197602a1908,FF.html XTRA SELLS MAIL BOXES TO AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198067a1896,FF.html MP FINDS SCHOOL CLOSED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197566a1501,FF.html RUN OF SUSPENSIONS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198014a1895,FF.html SCHOOL BAKERY TOURS SURE TO RISE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198905a1701,FF.html TEACHING SHORTAGE MAY SEE TEACHING DONE BY COMPUTER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197572a1500,FF.html NELSON COLLEGE DEPUTY RETURNING TO OLD SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198895a1931,FF.html FAMOUS STUDENT'S TALE TRAVELS FULL CIRCLE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198897a1540,FF.html WHEN OLD BOYS WERE YOUNG http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197611a1886,FF.html OTAGO SCHOOLS UNDER THREAT AS ROLLS SHRINK http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198004a3840,FF.html STUDENTS FACE ROCK CHALLENGE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1199333a2022,FF.html LEARNING MEDIA EARNS TOP MARKS OFFSHORE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198074a1896,FF.html KIWI STUDENT WINS PRAISE FOR UN SPEECH http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1199258a11,FF.html DENTAL RULING HAILED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1199263a1940,FF.html BURNSIDE PRINCIPAL http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197575a2726,FF.html EDUCATION DISCIPLINE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198033a3844,FF.html SCHOOLS CHECK OUT PUPIL DRUG TESTING http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197400a1600,FF.html DEGREE CAPS OFF IN-TENTS WORK LOAD http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197557a1501,FF.html BATTLING CANCER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197878a1937,FF.html BLAZING NEW PATHS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197946a3845,FF.html FEE REFUND CTION FAILS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197917a1701,FF.html COURSE A TRIFLE DAMP FOR RACE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198009a3845,FF.html UNIVERSITY IS DEDICATED TO ORACLE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1198085a2191,FF.html BOOKS BOUND FOR FIJI SCHOOL LIBRARY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197399a1601,FF.html GOVT GIVES MONEY FOR WOOD PROCESSING MARKETER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1197536a1801,FF.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12776 Look in the paper and find out who takes the lead role in the following films 1. Panic Room 2. Hearts in Atlantis 3. We Were Soldiers 4. A Beautiful Mind Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS Literacy in the Workforce http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12803 Increasing demands for good literacy skills in many jobs is a problem for people who have dyslexia and find reading, writing and/or spelling difficult. The Cooper Column: '(It is) essential for every New Zealander to know English, and to know it well' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12318 Flying into Rome airport an Air Italia (the Italian national carrier) pilot is getting his instructions from air traffic control in English. This is repeated in every international airport in the world. English is the language of communication. It is also the language of business and commerce. It is also the language of the computer industry. It is also the language of much more. Like so many other New Zealanders I never learned another language although I was once able to ask, "Where is my cat?" in French. And like so many New Zealanders I have been fortunate wherever I have travelled to find that English was the second language. It is quite simply essential for those from other countries and cultures to know it, and know it well. So too is it essential for every New Zealander to know English, and to know it well ... In For The Long Haul http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12772 There is a movement sweeping through New Zealand which will have a long term positive influence on how we view ourselves as a nation, and more importantly how we view the importance of working with a more strategic focus. Well over two hundred schools and businesses have now formed partnerships with one another, as both sides of the relationship gain something tangible to assist them in improving the quality of the services they deliver to their customers/clients. A national organization, 'Partners New Zealand Trust', is at the forefront in eight locations around the country, fostering these productive partnerships ... Catran, Ken (2002). 'Letters from the coffin-trenches'. Auckland: Random House. http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12700 Reviewed by Gwen Gawith: It's not often one can describe a book as both worthwhile and immensely enjoyable in the same breath. Ken Catran is no stranger to success and Letters from the coffin-trenches is another winner. It's the story of Jessica and her boyfriend, Harry. Harry has joined the troops headed for Gallipoli and Jessica leaves school, becomes a nurse, and ends up nursing the casualties of the war ... PRYDE Drug Education: <i>Parenting is prevention</i> http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12600 There is a large body of research which now shows that children and young people who are less likely to get involved in drugs: 1. Spend time with the family - being together in or outside the home, watching TV, eating meals, going to the pictures, riding bikes, walking, visiting family friends etc. 2. Spend at least some time of each day talking with parents or another important adult in a meaningful way ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNZ2002 'Mountains of Mana' - Aoraki/Mt Cook and Auckland Volcanoes - register now! http://www.learnz.org.nz/2002/ Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com Special Web Solutions and Services for Schools http://www.heurisko.co.nz/webservices For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ LEARNZ-Nepal 'Mountain Connections' - for New Zealand schools - register now! http://www.learnz.org/nepal 'Wordsmith 2.0' an integrated toolbar in MS Word providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz ASCD Executive Director to address conference in Canberra, Australia, 27 and 28 May http://www.ascd.org/aboutascd/internationalwebsite ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
