Monday 10 January 2011 Latest Parenting and Education News
By Yvette Vignando - 10th January 2011

David Attenborough says Children should be Taught More about the Natural Environment at school because they are growing up with very little contact with the natural world. More on this story in The Guardian
Children’s Music Teachers should be allowed to Touch Children during Lessons says British Education Secretary Michael Gove and society needs to be careful about stigmatising all physical contact. More on this story in The Guardian
Movie Race to Nowhere is about pressures on High School Students to Prepare for entrance to elite universities and colleges. More on this movie in The New York Times
Shanghai Schools Adopt Intensive and Disciplined approach to Education and outperform students from 65 countries on international test for maths, science and reading. More on this story in The New York Times
Putting Your Son on Your Shoulders puts him in Danger says a security guard to a father at the opening to the Sydney Festival on Saturday 8th January. More on this story in the Sydney Morning Herald
Victoria’s Teaching Minister says he will Reduce number of Teachers on Short Term Contracts. More on this story in The Age
An Opinion on Hysteria over the Sexualisation of Children in Art – a photo donated to the Sydney Children’s Hospital for a charity auction is rejected. More on this Story in The Punch
Facebook Causes a Stir by Deleting Page for Breastfeeding Support (then reinstating, then deleting etc) because the page violated their terms of use. More on this story in The NZ Herald.
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