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Teaching Kindness: More Than a Random Act. It's been a long time since I was in elementary school. But I can remember it like it was yesterday. I wasn't the cutest, skinniest or best-dressed girl. I wasn't even a popular girl, but I had an advantage; I could sing like "nobody's business," and my teachers loved that about me. As a result, I think I was spared the bullying that could've come from classmates due to my lack of the aforementioned qualities. Times were tough in the late '60s. Not true for all girls in my class. I'll never forget one who was not spared the pain, the hurt and the bullying.

I did my best to defend her when I could. The Kind Campaign Recently, I ran across a post about the Kind Campaign and their film, Finding Kind, and I knew that I had to share it. Take a minute to watch an excerpt of this moving film: In Finding Kind, filmmakers Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, who met while in school at Pepperdine University, set out in a cross-country journey of discovery and education.

The Walters & Shieff Show. Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) - official video. Here and there. The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy. Video: 3 minutes of Michael Gove that will horrify every parent in the country. Video: 3 minutes of Michael Gove that will horrify every parent in the country. The video above shows Tory MP Michael Gove answering questions on his new E-Baccalaureate.

Those questions are being put to him by the House of Commons Select Committee on Education. This examination will lead to the abolition of GCSEs. The examination will be no longer be modular and will involve a longer 3 hour examination at the end of a 2 year period. 16 minutes into the video at 10.31 you will see an abject derogation of democratic accountability. You can move the cursor straight to that time so that you do not have to watch the first bit.

Michael Gove point blank refuses to explain the concerns that Exam Regulators have with the new E-Bacc examination. There are a catalogue of very serious concerns that these exams will punish poorer children, or those children with disabilities but Michael Gove refuses over 3 minutes to answer the questions. Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. We’ve got the FEAR: Fantastic expectations; Amazing revelations. I love this song by Ian Brown. Play it as you read on…is there a better acrostic song?! It is better sung than written down but here is a sample: For each a road For everyman a religion Forget everything and remember For everything a reason Freeing excellence affects reality Fallen empires are running Fantastic expectations; Amazing revelations Final execution and resurrection Free expression as revolution Finding everything and realizing We’ve got the FEAR This post is meant to be more than an excuse to post one of my favourite songs.

I believe that too much of our discourse in education is characterised by fear, to an extent that holds us back from taking the steps we need to improve our teaching, to improve our schools and to improve the system. Headteachers scared of: results going down, losing their jobs, public humiliation, OfSTED reports, a critical Chair of Governors, pushy parents, newspaper headlines, union action, being unpopular: Failing. What is the answer? But who starts? House of The Rising Sun - Musical Tesla Coils. Curious Minds Science Shop.

Solar Radiometer, blue. This Solar Radiometer is made by traditional Thuringian hand-blowing in Germany, of Lauschaer bottle glass - blue-tinted for the globe, clear for the top and foot. In the glass body is a 4-vane drive assembly, which turns under the influence of light. One side of each vane is black, the other is silver. Height: ca. 15cm. (6 in) Globe diameter: ca. 8cm. (3.25 in) The Crookes radiometer, also known as the light mill or solar engine, consists of an airtight glass bulb, containing a partial vacuum. Inside are a set of vanes which are mounted on a spindle. QR Code Generator: QR Stuff Free Online QR Code Creator And Encoder For T-Shirts, Business Cards & Stickers. System of a down album (all songs)