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Mobiles For Children?

Rik — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:51:01 +0000

When I heard a friend of mine was about to buy her 7 year old daughter a mobile phone I was horrified, what possible need could a 7 year old have for a mobile phone? Her daughter has already offered to do household chores in exchange for credit to use on ringtones and texting.

The reason I could think of for letting a child have a mobile would be for contacting me when they needed to be picked up from a friends or a social occasion and at 7 years old this would never be the case…try 14 upwards! and even then a close eye would be kept on the use of it!

New Career?

Rik — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:05:30 +0000

Recently a friend of mine decided to quit her job as an extremely well paid PA with a jet setter life-style to train as a nursery nurse, at the time she announced it to myself and a few other friends we were all gobsmacked, the decision she said was based on the huge amount of pressure she was under with her job and also that she had a 3 year old daughter whom she rarely saw.

Since leaving her job she is in fact happily working at a nursery school, although her salary has significantly decreased she insists she couldn’t be happier. Her daughter attends the nursery where she works so she sees her every day. Just shows money can’t buy you happiness!

Universities money earner from drop outs

Rik — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:31:43 +0000

Universities despite rising fees and continuing to complain about no money or assets are wrongfully claiming millions from the tax payer. Documents have recently been leaked from the government detailing the situation. Where one university claim nearly thirty seven million pounds from students dropping out of courses, said university has been ordered to pay this money immediately.

Further investigation found that one London University claimed nearly eighty six million pounds, enough to fund a university for one year. Seems universities have a lot more money than they say and they continuous claims and strikes are being questioned. These universities should ordered immediately to payback this money.

Universities intake problem

Rik — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:18:59 +0000

Top universities are shunning potential candidates from poorer backgrounds. This news comes from the agency responsible for helping potential students access to widened higher education. It seems only twenty per cent of students make it through where as 40% are at a huge disadvantage to get into very selective universities. Tuition fees seem to be a big problem for these universities but the understanding that are bright students from poorer backgrounds needs to come through as they have every right for good education aswell.

However to spin things a little students from poorer backgrounds are failing to realise their potential and are being cause to underachieve as doors seem to close for them due to money troubles.

Student fees rising again

Rik — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:17:31 +0000

Well teachers are getting spending cuts therefore students are seeing a big rise in fees. Students will be facing a rise of up to a thousand pounds in tuition fees. This means that universities will be charging the full cost of a degree to students. Estimated average fees could nearly be seven thousand pounds for a year whereas a science undergrad could potentially see a fourteen thousand pounds bill.

This is a ridiculous development for this country especially for science courses. With an increase in demand for doctors and nurses the UK is officially shooting itself in the foot. The current economic crisis will see a number of people not being able to afford this rise in education fees.

Entertainment numbing the mind

Rik — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:16:39 +0000

US President Barack Obama has recently bitched at the entertainment and gadget industry for killing education in a number of ways. An education is key to the success of an individual and the people surrounding and the world they live in. Barack Obama believes that the current iPod generation is killing education around the world and numbing the mind of our young people in the world.

Education is more important than entertainment and this is currently not being promoted. Entertainment has such a large focus in the world that our younger generations are not being encouraged to grow themselves in any way.

Teachers strike

Rik — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:15:56 +0000

We hear to too often now where teachers are continuing strike over pay and other issues but teachers in Scotland are prepared to strike over education budget cuts. Are they wrong to do this? Absolutely not education is paramount to everyone’s lives and cutting spending in such an area can have disastrous effects. This would mean less educated people in the country and affect the economy but even that is small in comparison to every individual’s right to have the opportunity to learn.

Apparently funding has been increased recently but teachers in Scotland believe that the increase was never enough to maintain good education standards.

Thousands of children rejected from primary schools

Rik — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:04:27 +0000

Thousands of children will have to settle for second or even worse third choice primary schools due to an influx of applications according to a survey made across the different councils in the UK. Even at this point a number of children have no places at all for September. The increase is being blamed on a number of factors but more so, on the immigration problem in the UK. Also the birth rate for the UK has shot through the roof.

Dozens of schools are now saying they are building extensions to accommodate the influx of applications but also require more teaching staff to handle the demands. The labour government is being blamed for not dealing with this problem earlier.

Universities League Table Pressure

Rik — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:04:10 +0000

Eight leading British universities have been accused of pressuring student to perform well to attempt to boost their positions in the university league tables. The universities in question are:

• Anglis Ruskin
• Swansea
• Leicester
• Derby
• Portsmouth
• Sunderland
• Kingston
• London Metro

Complaints varied from heads of departments telling students that high scores will incease the importance of their degree. Staff blatantly filled in surveys on behalf of students to provide invalid data. Finally one complaint explained that if students were not to highly score the university in surveys they would not get good jobs.

Brain training? Are you sure?

Rik — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:03:42 +0000

Brain training has taken the world by storm with so many different ways and methods of performing brain training people are hooked on the idea of keeping their minds active. Brain training is in the form of books, music, tv games, console games and even on mobile devices for those people on the move. Recent studies have shown that these brain training methods are not really necessary and the same effect is had by doing a simple crossword from the daily newspaper or by surfing the internet.

Brain training became a craze after it was introduced by Dr Kawashima who in the study was mentioned but found that this has the same effect as surfing the web.