Prince Edward has declined a Belfast pupil’s appeal for a royal reprieve from homework. The prince was visiting Lagan College on the outskirts of the city in the first engagement of a one-day visit. During a presentation in the main hall, year eight pupil Michael Hare asked the prince to sign a royal pardon which [...]
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BBC News – Prince Edward declines appeal for royal homework pardon
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Posted in At School, Homework, Learning, Media and Celebrity0 Comments
Grammar school entry threshold ‘inflated by coaching’ – Telegraph
Posted on 18 April 2012.
Figures show pupils are required to score as much as 99.5 per cent in exams to get into England’s most highly selective grammars. In the most extreme case, children who dropped just three marks out of a possible 420 this year faced being automatically rejected. Nationally, figures suggest almost half of pupils who attain the [...]
Posted in At School, Gifted Children, Homework, Learning, Parents, Teachers, TutoringComments Off
Back pain warning over heavy schoolbags – Telegraph
Posted on 15 March 2012.
A study of 1403 schoolchildren aged between 12 and 17 found a quarter suffered from back-pain which lasted for more than 15 days. The most common problem was curvature of the spine. Almost two thirds of the children carried rucksacks to school that weighed more than 10 per cent of their own body weight and [...]
BBC News – Home schooling: Why more black US families are trying it
Posted on 15 March 2012.
Until recently, home schooling in the US was mostly practised by white families, but a growing number in the black community are now also turning their back on the public school system and educating their children at home. Why? “There were lots of fights and people getting shot,” says Sonya Barbee. “It was just too [...]
Posted in Free schools, HomeworkComments Off
Heavy school bags are ‘deforming’ children as growing numbers suffer irreversible back problems | Mail Online
Posted on 13 March 2012.
Growing numbers of children are developing irreversible back deformities because of the weight of the bags they carry to school, experts warned yesterday. Half of all children suffer back pain by the age of 14 and doctors are reporting a rise in cases of spinal abnormalities in pupils, including disfiguring curvatures known as scoliosis. Overloaded [...]
Homework, Chinese style: Youngster puts school run to good use as he puts finishing touches to his classwork | Mail Online
Posted on 07 March 2012.
The only lesson this Chinese youngster needs is one in road safety. Keen to secure top marks, he didn’t let the fact he was perched on the back of his father’s scooter put him off finishing his homework. While British parents often have trouble getting their kids to do their studies once they are at [...]
Posted in Homework, World NewsComments Off
Headteachers given discretion over setting homework – Telegraph
Posted on 05 March 2012.
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has moved to scrap formal limits on what volume of homework should be handed out to pupils aged between five and 16. Previous guidelines, introduced under Labour, specified how much time pupils should be spending on homework each night. But a Department for Education spokesman said: “Homework is part and [...]
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Michael Gove scraps homework rules – Telegraph
Posted on 04 March 2012.
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has scrapped national guidelines which set out how much time children should spend doing homework each night. Instead, head teachers will decide how much extra study, if any, their pupils require. Officials said that the aim was to cut bureaucracy, and insisted that homework would remain an important part of [...]
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Pushy middle-class parents ‘don’t trust schools’ – Telegraph
Posted on 01 February 2012.
Prof Carol Vincent said that well-off mothers devote so much effort to raising their children from birth, they find it “inconceivable” that they should let teachers take over at age four. Instead, they suffer “anxiety” about school choice and then indulge in “monitoring and surveillance” of their son or daughter’s progress in class. In addition, [...]
Posted in Homework, Independent SchoolsComments Off
Competitive parents ‘taking joy out of childhood’ – Telegraph
Posted on 29 January 2012.
Mothers and fathers risk undermining their children’s natural development with evening and weekend lessons in the three-Rs – in addition to more than 40 hours of school work and extra curricular activities, it is claimed. Alexia Bracewell, the head of fee-paying Longacre School in Guildford, Surrey, told how parents of three-year-olds regularly approached teachers to [...]
Posted in Gifted Children, Homework, Pre-schoolers, Primary SchoolsComments Off
Gay Dad. These days dogs don’t eat homework any more. Excuses are a lot more hi-tech| The Observer
Posted on 22 January 2012.
I get a text from Aidan’s school saying that he’s been unable to hand in his history homework because the battery on his laptop is dead. Can I, as soon as possible, replace it, the teacher asks. I text Aidan – this is all very 21st-century – and ask him if he made up the [...]
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Tiger Moms: Studies suggest highly pressured children are prone to depression and anxiety | Mail Online
Posted on 18 January 2012.
Tiger Moms, as made famous by Amy Chua’s infamous book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, may have it all wrong. Fiercely pushy Chinese mothers, whose parenting style heaps pressure onto their young ones to succeed both academically and in pastimes, may in fact contribute to low self-esteem and high levels of depression. Professor Desiree [...]
Meet Britain’s Chinese Tiger Mums: Practice makes perfect! | Mail Online
Posted on 05 January 2012.
Every week day after school, Nathan grabs a quick supper and then completes two hours of demanding piano and violin practice, followed by at least another two hours of homework. Television and play dates are both outlawed during term-time; it is simply too difficult to fit them in. Nathan is ten-years-old. He is polite, articulate, [...]
Posted in Growing up, Homework, Just MumsComments Off
Is basic etiquette dying out? How just 30 per cent of parents make children write thank-you notes
Posted on 17 December 2011.
Many of us will remember being made to write thank-you notes after receiving gifts as children.
Sorry kids, I don’t want to be on first-name terms
Posted on 03 November 2011.
One morning last week, my 13-year-old daughter appeared at the breakfast table in a petulant mood. ‘Yes, Rachel,’ she sighed when I asked her if she’d done all her homework. ‘No thank you, Rachel,’ she groaned when I offered scrambled eggs with her toast.
Do your homework on school fees
Posted on 16 September 2011.
A surprising number of prestigious schools in the UK offer scholarships and bursaries.
Give children feedback to improve standards in school, says new guide
Posted on 26 May 2011.
Reducing class sizes or setting homework contribute little to raise standards, research finds
Posted in At School, Family, Homework, Internet Kids, Learning, Parents, University and Gap yearComments Off
School mum petitions other parents to ban homework for ‘overworked’ kids
Posted on 24 May 2011.
It is the bane of every child’s school life.
Posted in At School, Homework, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Help with homework part of the curriculum
Posted on 20 May 2011.
Parents will be expected to spend more time helping their children with schoolwork under plans to extend the reach of the national curriculum beyond the classroom and into the home.
Posted in At School, Homework, Random articlesComments Off
Headmaster’s voice: How much homework is too much?
Posted on 04 March 2011.
Prep-school head turned education consultant Peter Dix answers your questions
Posted in Family, Homework, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Why do the Mafia have all the best tips on parenting?
Posted on 10 February 2011.
Mothers,’ my eldest says, from behind her maths homework, ‘are like dangerous dogs.
Posted in Family, Homework, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Poster poems: School
Posted on 04 February 2011.
There’s a wealth of different subjects available for this month’s homework
Posted in Book Reviews, Homework, Independent Schools, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Mother emails Home Office to help with son’s homework
Posted on 06 January 2011.
Parents are always keen to help out with their children’s homework but one mother went the extra yard when she approached the Home Office.
Posted in Family, Homework, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Note from a teacher: Homework wrecks my family life
Posted on 04 November 2010.
Note from a teacher: Homework wrecks my family life
Posted in Childcare, Family, Homework, Independent Schools, Internet Kids, Learning, Literacy and Reading, Parents, Teachers, TutoringComments Off
Come back virtual Barbie, all is forgiven
Posted on 09 September 2010.
Come back virtual Barbie, all is forgiven
Posted in Family, Hobbies, Homework, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Children ‘overburdened with homework’
Posted on 16 June 2010.
Children ‘overburdened with homework’
Posted in Family, Homework, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Why teenagers can’t concentrate: too much grey matter
Posted on 31 May 2010.
Why teenagers can’t concentrate: too much grey matter
Posted in Homework, Internet Kids, Parents, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Schools urged to axe homework
Posted on 10 May 2010.
Schools should axe homework because it ‘pollutes’ family life, according to a leading children’s author.
Parents struggle to help with homework
Posted on 24 March 2010.
Five out of six parents find helping with homework too difficult, study shows
Posted in Childcare, Growing up, Homework, Just for Dads, Learning, Random articlesComments Off
Working mums fail to help with homework
Posted on 16 February 2010.
Source: The Independent >> Read Full Article and Comment Mothers who stay at home spend four times longer helping children, study finds By Lewis Smith and Kay Smith Monday, 15 February 2010 Mothers who work full-time struggle to find the time to help their children with homework, and fathers are not helping out enough, sociologists [...]
Posted in Homework, Just for Dads, Just Mums, Working MumsComments Off
Poor white boys do worst in tests
Posted on 20 November 2009.
Poor white boys now do worse in primary school tests in England than any other main group, latest figures show.
Canadian parents win legal battle against homework
Posted on 19 November 2009.
Sherri and Tom Milley’s children are now exempt from completing school assignments outside the classroom
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