Schoolgirl, 12, encouraged boy to rape 11-year-old girl for a “DARE” Mail Online
This is a scary story and of course very rare but what does this say about parenting of young people?
Schoolgirl, 12, encouraged boy to rape 11-year-old girl for a DARE and screamed ‘You’re not finished’ when he wanted to… Continue reading
Riot report reveals ’500,000 forgotten families’ + poor parenting + materialism… @tedxleeds1 @bettkultcha
A few weeks ago i spoke on the causes of the riots at the TEDxLeeds and Bettakultcha events and mentioned the elephant in the room… materialism… More info here – http://leejackson.org/tedtalk/ It appears that a new independent report seems to… Continue reading
FINALLY: The Difference between Nerd, Dork, and Geek Explained by a Venn Diagram
FINALLY: The Difference between Nerd, Dork, and Geek Explained by a Venn Diagram
By Great White Snark
To all of you nerds and geeks who–like me–have been unfairly and inaccurately labeled “dorks,” only to then exhaustively explain the differences among… Continue reading
The impact of poverty on young children’s experience of school | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Summary
The UK Government is trying to break the link between child poverty and educational disadvantage. This study examines the extent to which poverty impacts on younger children’s experience of school and looks at life… Continue reading
REAL SUCCESS – what is it and how can we achieve it with guest Lee Jackson – my interview on VoiceAmerica™
REAL SUCCESS – what is it and how can we achieve it with guest Lee Jackson
February 24, 2012
Hosted by Chris Cooper
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What is real success?… Continue reading
Be careful what you write – texting auto spellcheck error leads to lockdowns at high schools
An auto corrected text message, accidentally sent to the wrong number, was the catalyst to lockdowns Wednesday at West Hall middle and high schools.
Just before noon, law enforcement and school officials issued the lockdowns after a West Hall community… Continue reading
Some great quotes i found – ideal for speakers and teachers
Some great quotes i found – ideal for speakers and teachers
Here you can browse the collection of best quotes I’ve been gathering for more than a decade (current total of over 500). There’s also a downloadable CSV file (58… Continue reading
Maths Teacher Jonny Griffiths Tells Student: Just Enjoy Being 17
A Norfolk maths teacher has been the subject of a furore on social networking site Twitter after he told a student to “just enjoy being 17″ instead of being stressed about grades.
Teacher Jonny Griffiths, a regular contributor to the… Continue reading