Robert Paterson: ChildrenWhy are so many having trouble at school and in life generally? What can we do about this? What is the opportunity of the Early Years?The Lost Generation - Middle class Kids- September 5, 2003 Stuart sent me this. It is the best piece I have seen yet on why so many of our kids are in troublehttp://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/08/31/CM221694.DTL School and Slavery- September 3, 2003 Doug Adler and Dave Pollard on what school is really about. Snip It has always been in the interests of industrialized countries, or rather their captains of industry to have: a large pool of uneducated workers a rate of unemployment around 6% Bread and circuses to divert the great unwashed. It keeps the public's minds off how they are being manipulated. The purpose of school is not to educate but to socialize individuals, to get them ready for the rat race. So, why is this becoming a...http://www.thealders.net/blogs/archive/001449.html#001449 (Untitled)- September 3, 2003 Campaign to tackle bullying. Behavioural consultants are to be drafted into schools in attempt to stem the rising tide of bullying in the classroom. BBC News News Front Page UK Edition There is a bullying epidemic going on in many schools all over the west. Is this because there are more "bad" kids I don't think so. Maybe it is because there is so little structural identity available anymore. What does this mean I think that we all need to know that we fit in somewhere. If a school offers no..http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/children/2003/09/03.html#a760 (Untitled)- September 3, 2003 Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough las .... Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough last week: she learned to use the computer mouse. Apparently this is not evidence of prodigy status, as there is already a booming market for toddler-targeted software. The article isn't particularly well written, and I found the idea of parents spending $2.8 billion on educational toys (including multimedia) sort of repulsive. Overzealous moms collecting every Baby Einstein title and talking..http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/categories/children/2003/09/03.html#a759 |