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Centralisation of Education - Threat to Independence in the UK

The Law relating to elective home education is currently under Reivew in England, claiming that the lack of State registration is a legal "loophole" which allows child abuse to go undetected. Despite finding no evidence to support this claim, the recommendations made by the Review's leader, Mr. Graham Badman, include powers hitherto unthinkable, such as the right of the Local educational Authority to decide whether or not to allow parents to home educate, based on their stated educational approa… Continue

Added by Shoshana on June 20, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Are Independent Schools Recession-Proof?

Interesting article in the Times Educational Supplement last week: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6009348 Continue

Added by Shoshana on March 11, 2009 at 9:47am — No Comments

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Beth Adamczyk replied to Beth Adamczyk's discussion 'Schools that do not block Facebook'
Thanks for your input! We have a liberal filtering policy which only blocks, porn, gambling and hate sites. My teachers have been upset because they do not want to be the Facebook "police". We set up a disciplinary OU that restricts access to any fu…
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Sara Romeyn replied to Beth Adamczyk's discussion 'Schools that do not block Facebook'
We don't block facebook at our school. I actually just did a history research paper with my students where they created Facebook fan pages for early 19th century reformers. Anyway, during class, when kids are using their computers, I circle around t…
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This is a reaction to my earlier video post about using Facebook in the classroom.
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James White commented on Joseph R. Stefani's blog post 'Friendship 2.0'
I have a copy of their white paper on online gaming and how it actually improves a student's understanding of civics.
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Matt Montagne commented on Joseph R. Stefani's blog post 'Friendship 2.0'
Nice way to sum it up, Joseph. I enjoyed the exchange here. I agree w/you on cars in my comment above, but the way. Cars certainly allow us to go places and do things that simply are not possible without them (kinda like the Internet I suppose). My…
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Matt Montagne replied to Beth Adamczyk's discussion 'Schools that do not block Facebook'
Hey Beth, We don't block facebook and other social networking sites. For the most part, this works for us. It doesn't mean our students aren't off task periodically, but I wouldn't point to facebook/social networks as the reasons for off task behavi…
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Susan Ferris Rights replied to Jenni Voorhees's discussion 'Updated High School presentation' in the group Internet Safety
Your slideshow is great---to the point! I may be using part of it---thanks!
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How are our discussions about safety on the internet evolving as students (and adults) become increasingly connected through social networking and other means? Have we changed our tone, and how?
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