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Extending sex education is not likely to impact sexual behaviour

Posted by Fool | November 8, 2009 .

Teenage pregnancy is a societal problem.  However, depending on the society, the stigma associated with it varies.  In general, today’s society is more accepting of the issue, although everyone still bears in mind the impact it has on the economy, healthcare, as well as the health and well-being (psychological and physical) of everyone involved. Depending [...]

Tests are easier, so students are smarter

Posted by Fool | September 22, 2009 .

The government is congratulating itself because the number of schools with low performance has significantly dropped.  The government had set a threshold level of 30% of students achieving five good GCSEs (including English and Maths) as the mark for performance.  They are extremely happy with this summer’s exam results. Well, given that the tests have [...]

Hair straighteners to encourage girls to participate in PE?

Posted by Fool | September 19, 2009 .

What is this about adding hair straighteners in schools to encourage more girls to participate in physical education? Isn’t PE required of all students?  Can girls really opt out just because it would ruin their hair?  Why hair straighteners?  Is that the new fad? When I was in school, you had to participate.  Depending on [...]