School lessons to focus on play
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A curriculum shake-up will see children spending more time learning through play at primary school.
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NOBLEJAS, Spain Â A small-town Spanish mayor concerned about a high dropout rate in local schools has devised a way to keep kids studying Â pay them.
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NEW YORK  - Music lessons may give a boost  to the IQ scores of children, even if they're less than musical  prodigies, new research suggests.
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Families should do more to ensure children behave well and work hard at school, a survey of teachers says.
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A group of schools in London are reintroducing boxing into PE lessons to assist pupils' development.
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As American children grow fatter and more out of shape, physical education classes are being found wanting. Experts say there's little accountability for P.E. teachers in most schools. They say the classes are often poorly run, and students don't spend much time in them anyway.
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HOMEWORK: Sandra Shipman of Dayton helps her daughter Jacque, 8, with homework before a swim lesson Sept. 29. They often take time at Mills Park to do homework before lessons at the Carson City Aquatic Facility.
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Pupils at four primary schools are being given the choice of starting lessons at different times of the day.
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NEW YORK  - Recess may be the favorite time  of the school day for many children, but parents and school  officials need to take precautions to prevent injuries, by  making sure that playgrounds are safe, according to the  American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).
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PE lessons in England are to be reviewed to encourage teenagers to exercise and avoid becoming obese.
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Teach your material boys and girls to enjoy giving as much as they love getting.
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By Gregory Ramey Cox News Service  DAYTON, Ohio -- Many of our children have just started a new school year, and parents are trying to figure out how to help their students be academically successful.
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As children head back to school savvy  teachers are looking for the best ways to help students  maximize their learning potential.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 9--OK, kids. You've been sitting here in class for a couple of weeks, and we're hoping you might have learned something along the way.   Like you were really listening in school.   Right.   So, the time has come.
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By Avian Carrasquillo  acarrasquillo@@dailyherald.com  Teachers often hear about what students did on their summer vacation at the beginning of the year, but at Jack London Middle School in Wheeling this fall, the tables will turn.
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Video games could have a serious role to play in the classroom, says a survey of teachers and students.
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Teachers are going to have to make some changes.