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Teasing is good for you!

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of insults at a young age improves social skills and helps children develop a sense of humour according to research by Dr Erin Heerey of the School of Psychology.


Picture shows a student viewing the logo of the German website "spick.mich" in Berlin

German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankings

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and "coolness" lost her battle in court Tuesday.


Pupils' performances deteriorate during summer holiday

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Twente, Netherlands, recently demonstrated that differences in pupils’ levels arise largely during holiday periods. They investigated pupils’ progress in the field of reading ...


Mobile phones help secondary pupils

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ask a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone. Exasperated by the distractions and problems they create, many headteachers have ordered that pupils must ...


Language support in schools vital for children with autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ADHD.