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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