Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Arguments in favor of spanking

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So where to start? Tradition, poverty, media, religion? How about asking the difference between rape and sex, or a professional fight compared to someone being attacked in the street? When does a spank not destroy a child's confidence? It should be obvious that it is not necessary to spank a child in order for that child to l... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Ways to get a child interested in playing a musical instrument

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How do I get my child interested in playing an instrument? This is a very broad question. It deals with thinking structures, focus and meditation. When it comes to developing skills, the will can find a way in spite of all obstacles.Observe your child secretly, looking out for natural moments of quiet concentration whilst the... More..

Education > Primary School (Other) Lack of parental involvement in school

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The most damaging effect on primary school education is the lack of support from parents of state school children. It is clear that this indifference is a result of state school cuts made by the government in the early 1980's. With privatisation came the closure of many successful state primary schools and 28 years on this ef... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Eternity

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The philosopher stonePreaching peace humanity, from the bone of inventionFree of contention leave the past aloneSo we make mistakesBack when the world was a child forsakenRunning wild and greedy for more than need be takenDream the meaning of existence eternal geneticKill to believe the visionNothing hurts more than loosing f... More..

Education > Education (Other) Assessing the importance of education

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Education is identity established from the first language lessons in school or in the home. Sadly since privatization it is has only been for the few who can afford it. Each generation has less support from parents whose parents could not afford to go to a decently funded school. And it goes on snowballing to an uneducated ma... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Santa Claus, Christmas and religions

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Isn't it all a question of faith? Are we stronger without faith? Can we evolve without faith? Faith can only be given or not to a child. Should we be spreading the humane word of religion giving hope and reason for us to join evolution instead of using the question of existence as an excuse for war? I'm sure whoever created u... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should drug tests be carried out on welfare recipients

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It is no small coincidence that the total for registered heroin addicts is almost equal to the total unemployed in Britain today. There is no hope of getting these people to go back to work or even attend a training course. The problem is more to do with communication skills. The children of children have not enough language ... More..

Education > Reading & Writing Skills Is it possible to have a literate nation?

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It is not possible for Britain to be literate. There was a time when most of us would leave school early and have no trouble getting a job to learn a skill which did not require much literacy but when other countries started providing cheaper products our industries suffered too much to recover. Back then we were given to bel... More..

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