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TheSchoolDaily for Monday, 14 October 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." ******************************************* Please support our sponsors and advertisers ******************************************* TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/index.html?schooldaily ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- EDUCATION NEWS MILLIONS SPENT IN WOOING STUDENTS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16253 Universities are spending more than ever on advertising for students - with Auckland leading the way - despite Government moves to reduce competition reports the New Zealand Herald. CHILDREN BACK NUCLEAR SHIPS STANCE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16233 The majority of a group of 12- and 13-year-olds from Mt Eden's Kowhai Intermediate - none of whom has specifically studied the subject in class or talked about it much at home - told the New Zealand Herald they thought it was too risky to allow ships carrying anything nuclear into port, especially with our clean, green image at stake. TEACHING MALES IS TRICKY, SAYS TEACHER http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16232 Allowing boys to bring personal knick-knacks to school, painting classroom walls warm colours and giving boys lockers will help them enjoy their learning, says a visiting education expert. The New Zealand Herald reports... NATION WARY OF YEAR 12 LEAGUE TABLES http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16231 Victorian plans to release school-by-school Year 12 results - creating an education league table - have been greeted with caution around the nation reports The Australian. MORE UNIVERSITIES REQUIRED FOR REGIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16260 Western Australia Education Minister Alan Carpenter has welcomed the support of the Federal Government for the expansion of higher education institutions into country areas of Western Australia, but warned that sufficient funding from the Commonwealth was essential to ensure the future of higher education for our students. EXCLUDED BOYS NOT RETURNING TO SCHOOL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16230 Surrey local education authority has confirmed it will be providing "alternative education provision" for at least a week for the two boys at the centre of a row over exclusions reports UK's Guardian. KELLOGG RANKED WORLD'S BEST BUSINESS SCHOOL http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16229 Kellogg school of management in the US provides the world's best MBA, according to a new ranking by the Economist of the 100 best full-time MBA programmes reports UK's Guardian. 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Which is the longest river in Asia? 2. Does Norway share a border with Russia? 3. Bahrain is an independent state in which gulf? 4. What is the northernmost US state? Answers... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- PARENTS/FRIENDS Programme Assists Spelling http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16259 A software programme which works on graded groups of words and also allows the user to enter the words being worked on, is receiving high praise from parents and teachers. New Career Colleges' Association a welcome boost for tertiary education http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16228 11 Oct. The Career Colleges' Association launched last night in Wellington will bring a welcome boost to the quality of New Zealand tertiary education, according to Education Forum policy adviser Norman LaRocque. The Association was formed by a group of private training establishments working cooperatively to provide high-quality private tertiary education. Morris, Rod (2002). 'Life-size guide to New Zealand birds'. Auckland: Random House. http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=15669 Reviewed by Gwen Gawith: I'm often critical of non-fiction books that use current technologies to create the book-equivalent of fragmented, superficial websites. So when I find a book like this that uses technology to create a book of beauty and clarity simply could not have been created a few years ago, I RAVE. PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK FOR YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY - primary and secondary. Veto On NCEA Pilots Till Sec Settlement http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16261 "Teachers affected by the Degree equivalence issue will veto the NCEA level II pilots till the Government announces they will get equal pay, " Martin Cooney, spokesperson for the September 20 group said today. "Schools require total consensus to proceed with the NCEA and our Committee is asking teachers to refuse to give their approval." World education unions join forces in Wellington http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16262 13 Oct)Education union representatives from nine countries will join forces with their New Zealand counterparts for an OECD seminar that starts in Wellington today. The six day seminar on education and trade union policies has been organised by the NZEI as a member of Education International, a global federation of 311 associations and unions from 159 different countries. The Cooper Column: 'competition in schools' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=16205 Somehow there is a perception in our society that competition is no longer an acceptable part of school. This is a quite wrong perception whether in the academic area, the sporting area, or the cultural area. In the academic area first of all there is mathex - an intense mathematical competition where small teams compete against each other to solve often quite difficult mathematical problems. Mathex is an annual regional competition from the mid primary years to senior secondary. It is fiercely competitive with the prestige of individual schools at stake. Most schools hold their own in class competitions to determine their team or teams. So it starts with competition within the school. Adding time pressure intensifies the competition at the regional level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- LEARNZ2002 'Mountains of Mana' - 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 'Wordsmith 2.0' an integrated toolbar in MS Word providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz Reach out to international educators through ASCD http://www.ascd.org/aboutascd/internationalwebsite/index.html?schooldail y Read&Write 6 Gold - just released toolbar for literacy and study support http://www.texthelp.co.nz/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- To subscribe to TheSchoolDaily please go to http://www.theschooldaily.com/subscribeNewUser.asp ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. 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