Friday, October 3, 2008

Learning spelling lists too distressing for kids


UK - A British primary school has axed spelling homework because students find it "distressing" to learn lists. Children at the Whitminster Church of England Primary, in Gloucestershire, will no longer be given a short list of words to learn each week because staff believe it can leave them feeling like failures, the Mail Online reports. Headmistress Debbie Marklove, whose school has just over 100 pupils aged four to 11, has invited parents to a meeting to explain her reasons. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Popcorn Factory