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TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 20 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 OVERSEAS STUDENTS KEEPING STATE SCHOOLS AFLOAT http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12983 At Rutherford College in west Auckland overseas students pay a $10,000 annual fee which allows the school to provide extra teachers, computers and classrooms reports the New Zealand Herald. SCHOOL QUELLS BRANDING http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12982 Dannevirke High School says it has managed to stamp out a trend of students deliberately branding themselves with cigarette lighters reports the New Zealand Herald. DRUG-USE RISE FOR PUPILS JUST A BLIP SAYS TEACHER http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12981 More than 20 primary schoolchildren under 10 were suspended for drug offences last year, a big rise on the previous year but the increase may be just a one-off, says Wellington Principals' Association president Neil Worboys. The New Zealand Herald reports... THAI STUDENTS CLAIM SEX ABUSE AND RIP-OFF http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12980 In New Zealand on a summer trip to learn English, promised the sights of Auckland, a trip to Queenstown, their own beds and a comfortable homestay instead 14 young Thais found themselves sleeping on the floor of a state house in Mangereand dropped off at malls to fend for themselves reports the New Zealand Herald. TEACHERS WALK OUT OVER DEAL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12979 Almost 40 Hibiscus Coast teachers defied their national executive on Friday to protest against a "pathetic" settlement offer the Government made to high school teachers on Thursday IT'S GOOD FOR SCHOOLS TO MAKE PROFITS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12984 A belief persists in this country that it is somehow wrong for state services such as health and education to make money begins the New Zealand Herald in this editorial which supports schools which find ways to obtain funds over and above those provided by the government. PUBLIC MEETING PLANNED OVER BOY'S 'BONER' ESSAY http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12986 The parents of a 15-year-old boy who was stood down over an essay will hold a public meeting at Cambridge Town Hall on Friday to challenge the school board of trustees reports the New Zealand Herald. GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE $11.6 MILLION TO FOR SKILLS INFORMATION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12963 This week's budget will include $11.6 million to improve the information available on skills needed in the economy, says New Zealand Employment Minister Steve Maharey. The New Zealand Herald reports. NATIONAL PROMISES MORE IN BURSARY EXAM REWARDS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12962 A National government would boost the amount of money students get if they pass Bursary examinations reports the New Zealand Herald. ANOTHER $10MILLION FOR TERTIARY SECTOR REFORM http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12961 The New Zealand Government is to spend another $10 million reforming the tertiary education sector reports the New Zealand Herald. PARENTS SUPPORT MILK IN SCHOOL PROPOSAL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12960 An overwhelming majority of parents of Wellington primary and secondary school students believe children should be given milk at school, a new study shows the New Zealand Herald reports. NEW INDIGENOUS TRAINING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12956 At the ACT Indigenous Traineeship Program Graduation ceremony on Friday ACT Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Mr Simon Corbell, announced a new Indigenous New Apprenticeship Program offering twenty more young people the opportunity to gain skills for the workplace ... SCHOOL CLOSED FOR ASBESTOS REMOVAL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12953 Western Australian Education Minister Alan Carpenter has ordered the immediate temporary closure of a Perth primary school, after revelations of apparent shoddy workmanship in the removal of an asbestos roof ... TOP-UP FEES BACK ON FUNDING AGENDA http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12959 Universities would be allowed to charge higher fees to students under plans being considered by the Treasury as part of the government's comprehensive spending review reports UK's Guardian. MORRIS ATTACKS 'DISEASE' OF MOCKING HIGH ACHIEVERS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12958 The education secretary Estelle Morris last week rebuked those who look down at high achievers at school, saying it was the "British disease" to mock academic achievement reports the Guardian. SCHOOL DRUG RISE MAY BE A BLIP http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205291a11,FF.html 'ILLEGAL' SCHOOL FEES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205297a1933,FF.html KAIKOHE WESTPACTRUST BAND OFFERS A SAFE HOUSE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205260a1927,FF.html HIGH SCHOOL STRUGGLES TO FIND RELIEF TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205365a1908,FF.html STRATFORD POETS SCORE SWEETEST SUCCESS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1204513a1885,FF.html PUPILS GIVEN MESSAGE ON RAPE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205244a1601,FF.html MINSTER TELLS GRADUATES TO USE KNOWLEDGE WISELY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205195a1896,FF.html RUGBY: DE LA SALLES' GOLDEN RUN ENDS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205307a1502,FF.html PAY OFFER 'PATHETIC', SAY TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205257a1805,FF.html THREE TOP SPORTSPEOPLE IN TOWN http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1204449a2022,FF.html THE CRISIS IN SCHOOLS NOT OVER http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1206645a1903,FF.html ROSLYN SCHOOL RECEIVES FAVOURABLE REPORT CARD http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1206632a1900,FF.html RUGBY: DE LA SALLE'S GOLDEN RUN ENDS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205307a1502,FF.html HOLMES, SWEET HOLMES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205695a1886,FF.html BOYS HIGH RALLY TO WIN 69-5 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1207049a2023,FF.html DRUG, ALCOHOL OFFENCES LEAD SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205250a1805,FF.html SMALL KIWI FIRM ATTRACTS AUSSIE BUSINESS WITH NET MONITORING SYSTEM http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205797a1896,FF.html WHANGAREI BOY CUT IN AFTER SCHOOL INCIDENT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205236a1800,FF.html MINISTER APPLAUDS UNIVERSITY NUMBERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1205284a1900,FF.html FIVE DISRUPTIVE KIDS A CLASS, SAY TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1203494a1701,FF.html RISE IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR PUTTING PRESSURE ON TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1203312a11,FF.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - Today in History http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12978 1. Who first flew from New York to Paris on this day in 1927? 2. What ground breaking law was approved by the Soviet parliament on this day in 1991? 3. Who was appointed President of Indonesia on this day in 1963? 4. Which country became independent of Great Britain (Treaty of Jedda), 20 May 1927? Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARENTS/FRIENDS The Cooper Column: 'Why most professional development doesn't work' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12319 Around the world more and more attention is being focussed on teacher professional development. One area of focus is the efficiency of the present ways of upskilling teachers. For many teachers their only opportunity to gain professional development is to attend a one-day or perhaps slightly longer courses run by someone with supposed skill in the area the course is intended to improve. This simply does not work, yet it is continued year in year out at every level ... Parents and Teens Column: 'A DAD'S WORLD - I Hate To Say I Told You So....' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12954 These are word that we all use to our children sometimes. Sometimes they help. Sometimes they hurt us, as parents, more to say then they do our kids. For many years I have told my children many time the importance of doing their homework and achieving good grades. Most times I met with their resistance to these words of advice with phrases from them like: "Dad, times are different now. It's not like when you were in school." .... Elliot, David (2001). 'Pigtails the Pirate'. Auckland: Random House. http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12701 Reviewed by Gwen Gawith: David Elliot has become recognised as one of New Zealand's best known and most respected illustrators with his robust but detailed and delicate sea monsters and ocean creatures. In 'Pigtails the Pirate' the monster from the sea is a very vain human giant, Pigtails. He has captured Jess' father. It takes a long sea journey and some clever negotiation on Jess' part to set her father free. But Jess isn't one to walk away from her side of the bargain. Shorn of his pride and glory, Pigtails laments that "All me andsomeness is gorn, gorn" and Jess restores Pigtails' manliness and andsomeness before she and her father set sail into the dawn ... PRYDE Drug Education: 'Who ever said: "Ignorance is bliss"' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12601 ".. I could see something terrible was happening to my son. I had found out he was smoking marijuana which was not good and was causing him to behave so badly. But I could not get anyone to believe me. At times I began to think I was the crazy one! No-one else seemed to believe that marijuana smoking was in any way serious and on every side I seemed only to find apathy and lack of real concern about this drug ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 **********************************************************
