It’s a shame that children don’t know who Albert Einstein is:
A third of primary school children believe Albert Einstein is a reality TV star, a study has found.
Some 29 per cent think they have recently seen the scientist, who died in 1955, on shows such as The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
Many were unable to identify great scientists or their achievements; more than a third of pupils aged 11 to 14 did not know Isaac Newton discovered gravity, despite it featuring on the school curriculum.
Meanwhile, 6 per cent thought X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos created penicillin while a million children believe chart-topping rapper Professor Green is a real academic.
Furthermore, a confused 35 per cent of five year olds think London Mayor Boris Johnson discovered gravity with one in five primary school children believing that England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is a scientist.
Stephen Hawkins is a hairdresser according to 22 per cent of eight year olds.
I mean no disrespect when I say that I wouldn’t want Stephen Hawkins cutting my hair.
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A 7-year old girl writes a precious note that captures the innocence and simplicity of youth. It is just such a privilege to be working with young people. Their view of the world is refreshingly positive and uncomplicated and their tone lacks the sarcasm that adults often project.
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Talk about driving a hard bargain:
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At 4 hours a day we have to rename a television as a ‘babysitter’:
Children and television watching aren’t always a great mix, especially when talking about health consequences. But parents have to worry about more than kids plopped down in front of the TV—now they have to think about how much background TV they’re exposed to.
On average, kids from about age 1 to 8 are exposed to about four hours of background television a day, a recent study in the journal Pediatrics finds. While too much direct television has been linked to obesity and poor cognitive development, less is known about the effects of background TV.
Two studies in 2008 and 2009 in the journal Child Development looked at the fallout of background TV watching. One found an association between background TV exposure and worse quality and quantity of parent-child interactions, and that could influence development. The other found that having TV on in the background disturbed play among young children, which may have an impact on cognitive development.
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In the age of over regulation and OH&S interference it’s important to be reminded that taking risks can be beneficial for children:
ALLOWING children to take risks increases their resilience and helps them make judgments.
The current “cotton wool” culture means many kids are not getting the chance to fully explore their world and learn essential life skills.
“Too many kids are playing it too safe, [creating] a marshmallow generation,” says child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg.
“If you restrict children from playing outside, you send a message that the world is a much more terrifying place than it is and you run the risk of making kids risk-averse,” he says.
“They will spend more time on the computer and being sedentary. Children ought to be taking risks and it is not the end of the world if a child has an accident.”
The need for kids to learn to take calculated risks in safe environments has been a fervent topic of discussion in the media following recent reports that a Sydney inner-suburban primary school had banned kids from doing cartwheels and handstands.
“Schools are scared parents would sue if children were injured,” Carr-Gregg says. “This play-paralysis means children no longer experience adventure.”
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A cute note by a young child on the subject of love:
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Parents were challenged to play a prank on their children by making them wear embarrassing outfits for their first day of school. But watching the compilation video, I couldn’t help but admire these children rather than laugh at their expense:
Every once in a while, Jimmy Kimmel will ask his viewers to pull a prank on their loved ones and upload the results to YouTube. Last Halloween he asked parents to pretend to have eaten their kids’ candy, and last Christmas he asked them to give their kids a disappointing gift.
This time around, he challenged America to mess with that most sacred of back to school supplies: the new outfit. Instead of presenting their kids with a brand new backpack or pair of sneakers, these brave souls went with something a little more ridiculous and filmed the results.
Children today are seen as temperamental, spoiled, selfish and disrespectful. These kids were anything but. The way they reacted serves as a reminder to adults that they can not be underestimated.
I wasn’t a big fan of the set-up, but I am a huge fan of the kids involved and how well most of them handled the situation.
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It bothers me that society has given up on honesty and is now happy to settle for the occasional deceit:
Most women will forgive their partners for cheating once or even twice, but would dump them if they tried it three times, according to a study.
The research found that more than six in ten women would forgive two relationship ‘errors’ – which include infidelity, excessive flirtatious behaviour or romantic neglect. They would, however, dump their man after three.
A full 53 per cent say they would be likely to give their partner another chance even if they found out they had cheated on them, as long as that cheating was a one-off and didn’t involve a pro-longed affair, according to a poll of 2,000 British men and women for laundry specialists Dr. Beckmann.
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I love reading about children who thwart the plans of criminals:
Police say three men who broke into a Fremont house were nabbed after kids hiding in an upstairs closet called 911.
NBC Bay Area reports that police arrested 18-year-old Kenneth Denson; 25-year-old Demarkus Benavides and 18-year-old Marvin Matthews Friday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime, first-degree robbery and other charges.
Fremont police said a 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother saw three men break into their home and locked themselves in an upstairs closet and called 911.
The suspects heard the kids, police said, and banged on the closet door and ordered them to come out.
Officers arrived shortly thereafter and the suspects fled on foot. Police found a car with stolen property at the scene.
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