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December 13, 2008 at 9:25 pm · Filed under Medicine, test, school, Baby & Kids, students, grading, mental health, red pen
School officials in Queensland, Australia, are worried about the mental health of kids, so they suggest that teachers don’t use red pen to mark homeworks and tests because red is an aggressive color!
Other tips include structuring time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking students to conduct a "personal skills audit" where they focus on their individual strengths rather than their weaknesses.
The kit, designed to help Queensland teachers address mental health in the classroom, suggests social and emotional wellbeing has been linked to young people’s schooling, among other things.
The education aid has sparked a row in parliament, with deputy opposition leader Mark McArdle calling it "kooky, loony, loopy lefty policies."
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Original post by Alex
December 2, 2008 at 10:41 pm · Filed under Advertising, Odd News, Education, ads, Everything Else, students, classes, tests
A teacher who could afford to print out the tests for his classes has taken to selling ads on his students test. The current pricing is $10 per quiz, $20 per test and $30 per final. Most of the ads are from parents and local businesses. What kind of a message would you put on your kids test?
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Original post by Jill Harness
December 1, 2008 at 4:40 pm · Filed under Ethics, Baby & Kids, honesty, students, survey, teenagers
The Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics surveyed 29,760 American high school students about their ethics and activities. The results are disturbing.
*a total of 30 percent overall — admitted stealing from a store within the past year.
*More than two of five (42 percent) said that they sometimes lie to save money.
*A substantial majority (64 percent) cheated on a test during the past year
*More than one in four (26 percent) confessed they lied on at least one or two questions on the survey.
*A whopping 93 percent said they were satisfied with their personal ethics and character
The report released yesterday covered honesty and integrity. A later report will have survey results on drug use and violence. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!
Original post by Miss Cellania
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