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		<title>Environmental education in kiwi schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s world we are faced with many environmental and sustainability issues. These issues range from global climate change to national water use to local waste disposal. The issues are complex and there are many different perspectives on how to address them.&#160; One thing is pretty much agreed upon by everyone though – we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating young musicians to practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult things for young musicians is practicing. 
It&#8217;s boring, they say. Parents are frequently so frustrated that they&#8217;re ready to give up on the instrument. However, with a little cooperation between parents and teachers, motivating young musicians to practice isn&#8217;t too difficult. 
First, realise that young kids have short attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early childhood teachers &#8211; to be qualified or not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
 Changes to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) budget mean there is less incentive for ECE centres to employ more than 80 per cent qualified staff. 
The Government announced in its budget on 20 May that the higher funding rate to centres with more than 80 per cent qualified teachers would be cut. The change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll shows support for corporal punishment says Family First</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family First NZ says that half of New Zealanders support corporal punishment in schools, and recent events may have pushed that support higher. 
The Curia Market Research poll surveyed 1000 people at the end of March. In response to the question “Do you think a school should be able to choose to use corporal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the most of parent-teacher interviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools regularly hold “parent-teacher interviews” to update you on how your son or daughter is doing. In spite of the name, these aren’t really interviews – they’re more like a two-way discussion. Here are some ways you can get the most out of them.
Before meeting the teacher

You&#8217;ll probably only get 10-15 minutes with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer games good for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study conducted in the UK found that primary school children improve their math scores and concentration levels by playing online educational games, according to an article released by the BBC recently. 
Thirty primary school children between the ages of nine and10 played a game called Dr Kawashima&#8217;s More Brain Training game every morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handling homework</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in homework — it shows kids that what they do is important. 
Helping with homework can have many benefits for kids. And who knows? Parents might even learn a thing or two. 
How to help   Get to know the teachers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School junk food scrapped or healthy food canned?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year on from the removal of a National Administration Guideline clause stating that schools can only make healthy options available on their premises, the Science Media Centre looks at what is really going on at school canteens. 
The Science Media Centre approached a number of organisations and health experts and asked their views [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What national standards mean for parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools with children in years 1 to 8 will use new national standards in reading, writing and mathematics from 2010. 
Prime Minister John Key said the new national standards would lift achievement levels for New Zealand children, and give parents plain English reporting on their child’s progress. &#34;As many as one–in-five students are being left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Single sex schools give boys advantage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kiwi boys can buck the trend and educationally outperform girls when they attend single sex schools, according to new research. 
Research from the long-running Christchurch Health and Development Study at the University of Otago, Christchurch, showed that single-sex schooling might help to reduce the gender gap in educational achievement, producing a situation in which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maths for littlies &#8211; making it count</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can help your child learn about numbers and maths from an early age.     As a parent or caregiver, you can engage, challenge and extend children&#8217;s mathematical knowledge and skills by starting with their activities, play and interests. Then you can build on the maths that is a part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading with kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education and parenting experts agree that reading to and with young children helps them better understand their world and develop important language and learning skills.     Most importantly, when parents and children read together, children develop a love of reading that can last a lifetime.     But how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools await National Standards feedback</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consultation over how primary and intermediate schools will report a child’s progress against new National Standards closes 3 July, and schools will soon learn the outcome. 
The consultation was to gather feedback from the education sector, parents, families, and whanau about what kind of reporting would work best for schools. 
The National Party campaigned on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids who don&#8217;t want to go to school</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question from a reader:&#8220;How do I get my nine-year-old daughter to school? She seems to have tummy aches or headaches constantly, and misses several days of school each week. Any suggestion that she must go and she screams and cries and seems to be genuinely afraid of going to school. What can we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning and Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet is now the biggest worldwide information resource. There is so much information on it, the problem is how do you find what is relative to you as a parent in New Zealand.
The Internet can be used to find out about child development, education classes and also act as a tool for learning. You [...]]]></description>
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