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TheSchoolDaily for Friday, 24 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 $41M TO DOUBLE APPRENTICESHIPS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13134 Tradespeople eager to pass on their skills to a younger generation have spurred the Government into doubling its target number of "modern" apprentices to 6000 reports the New Zealand Herald. TERTIARY RIVALS CRYING FOUL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13133 A crackdown on the country's 400 private tertiary institutions detailed in yesterday's Budget may mean niche-area or low-income students lose access to higher education, providers say. The New Zealand Herald reports... $61 MILLION MORE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13132 Early childhood education will get an additional $61 million from the Government over the next four years, the Government said in yesterday's budget reports the New Zealand Herald. TEACHER OPPOSITION TO CONTRACT GROWS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13130 The contracts deal negotiated between secondary school teachers and the Government looked increasingly under threat reports the New Zealand Herald. $214 MILLION BOOST FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13131 Tertiary education received a $392 million shot in the arm from the Government in yesteray's budget, more than any other sector apart from health reports the New Zealand Herald. Investing In Quality http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13099 Investing in quality learning and teaching and improving literacy and numeracy are top priorities for the New Zealand government in Budget 2002 reports. GREEN SCHEME GIVES DISABLED WORK http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13105 Aspley Special School in Brisbane caters for students aged 12 to 18 with moderate to severe intellectual and physical disabilities. The Australian profiles one of its teachers Harry Johnson. SCHOOL INSPECTIONS CANCELLED http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13098 Western Australian Education Minister Alan Carpenter has ordered the cancellation of 10 asbestos roof inspections at Western Australian schools. SCHOOL SHOPPERS SHARE IN $60,000 WORTH OF COMPUTER PRIZES http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13033 Wavell Heights State School in Queensland has won eight new Packard Bell computers after taking out first place in the Westfield Chermside 'Shop for your School' promotion ... STATE SCHOOLS ON SHOW DURING EDUCATION WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT SOUTH BANK http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13032 Queensland's Education Minister Anna Bligh has officially launched State Education Week at South Bank Parklands in Brisbane ... CAMPUS VOLUNTEERS URGED TO TEACH http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13104 British education ministers are backing US inspired plans to persuade graduates to spend two years as teachers in tough schools before beginning a business career reports the Guardian. MOTHER OF TRUANTS FREED BY JUDGE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13103 A United Kingdom mother who was jailed after she "simply didn't bother" to send her two teenage daughters to school, walked free from jail this week after a crown court judge reduced her sentence on appeal from 60 to 28 days reports the Guardian. CTU CONDEMNS WILDCAT STRIKES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211647a11,FF.html CHCH BOYS' PRINCIPAL TO STEP DOWN http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1212131a1561,FF.html SOCKING IT TO THE AUSSIES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211803a1928,FF.html NEW HOUSE REPLACES OLD GWYNNELANDS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211630a1601,FF.html CHIEFS TAKE A PUNT ON NETBALL COURT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211685a1602,FF.html ONSLOW BOY STOPS KNIFE-WIELDING PUPIL http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211673a11,FF.html STUDENT DOBBED IN BY FELLOW PUPILS FOR SUPPLYING DRUGS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211749a1800,FF.html TECHNICAL ERROR COSTLY FOR TBHS TEAM http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1210968a2023,FF.html TBHS ENTERTAIN BUT LOSE TO CBHS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1210969a2023,FF.html PUPILS CHASE TITLE ACROSS COUNTRY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211752a1900,FF.html KIDS SING FOR LESS FORTUNATE NEIGHBOURS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211732a1540,FF.html SCHOOLS AND CLUBS MUST LINK http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1212038a1943,FF.html NEW ERA FOR SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211799a1927,FF.html GORE STUDENTS MAKING WAVES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1212126a1941,FF.html TRUST GRANTS REACH $1M http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211103a3681,FF.html TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1212073a11,FF.html HARTE FINISHES TWO SECONDS AHEAD http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211700a1560,FF.html SPOTLIGHT ON MAORI HEALTH http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211645a11,FF.html TAMMY CLEANS UP AT GOLF CHAMPS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211755a1801,FF.html BOLGER CALLS ON HIS IRISH ROOTS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1212156a1700,FF.html SCHOOL HEADS BACK TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211654a1600,FF.html GOLFERS OUTPLAYED BY CHCH http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1210966a2023,FF.html TEACHERS LACK GOOD FAITH http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1210931a1939,FF.html GIRLS COLLEGE RUNNERS SHOW WAY AT PARK http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211716a1916,FF.html BUSINESS INCUBATOR SITE VEXED QUESTION http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1211690a1900,FF.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - South America http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13138 Find out the highest mountains in the following countries: 1.Argentina 2.Chile 3.Peru 4.Bolivia Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNANCE Obituary: Dr Stephen Jay Gould http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13137 From the Royal Society of New Zealand: Evolutionary theorist, Dr Stephen Jay Gould of Harvard University, has died of cancer at his home in Manhattan, aged 60. The New York Times credits him with "reinvigorating the field of paleontoglogy" through his prolific lectures, research and essays ... Early Childhood Education Critical to Success http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13100 Budget 2002 continues the New Zealand government's commitment to early childhood education with a further $61 million investment over the next four years to improve quality and access. Big Internet Boost for Remote and Provincial Communities http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13102 The New Zealand government announced in yesterday's budget it is to spend tens of millions of dollars to get fast speed internet access in provincial and rural communities. School Funding Increases http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13101 Per pupil funding rates to schools will rise next year by 2.2 per cent the New Zealand Government announced in yesterday's budget. The 'class from hell' terrorising a primary school http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13139 Bernadette Doherty's action was unprecedented in the annals of primary school history. But the headteacher of Wharrier Street primary school in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne - one of the city's most deprived wards - was adamant. She had had enough of a small group of pupils who seemed hell-bent on disrupting life for everybody else... Education Quandary http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13140 'I love teaching, but the older teachers in my school are always moaning and my mood drops every time I go into the staffroom. But if I stay away, I feel standoffish. What can I do?'... Knowledge And Skill Are Important, But What About The Glue That Holds Them Together? http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=13136 There is a lot of truth in the current international mantra that generic skills are fundamental for successful working lives. These are said to include: communication skills, self management skills, thinking and problem solving skills, technology skills and skills associated with interpersonal dynamics. More often than not, what is left out of the list are the fundamental skills that reflect the civic, ethical and philosophic orientation of individuals. One can be a knowledge worker, but if the knowledge does not operate within a positive values framework, one simply has an individual who is dangerous, since pragmatism is put ahead of ethical and spiritual considerations. If the nation does not emphasize education ahead of skill development we will not produce citizens who grow in wisdom and who know how to make judgement calls that have the principles of democracy at their core ... The Linda Vining Column: 'Building a famous brand' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12995 When you hear the name Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) otherwise known as 'Mounties' what image comes to mind? My girlfriends in Australia have a very clear picture. They instructed me to bring them home a handsome mountie, in a red serge uniform on a black horse. Well, I saw lots of mounties but the closest I got for my friends was a postcard. However, I did spend a day discussing marketing matters at the national office of the public relations department of the RCMP in Ottawa. Canada is the only country in the world that has a police force as a national symbol. I wanted to find out how the RCMP protects and manages its high-esteem profile ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ 'Type and Talk 4.0' an easy to use word processor providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz 2002 ASCD Teaching & Learning Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 11-13 http://www.ascd.org/trainingopportunities/conferences/2002tlc/ ******************************************* 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 **********************************************************
