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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, what do children have to say about the mysteries of love? (from
www.inspiringteachers.com)
Why does love happen between two particular people?
No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That’s why perfume and deodorant are so popular.—Jan, 9
I think you’re supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn’t supposed to be so painful.—Harlen, 8
What is falling in love like?
Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life.
—Roger, 9
If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It takes too long.
—Leo, 7
The way of the dodo
South Korea, which has one of the world’s most highly rated education systems, plans to digitize its entire curriculum by 2015 and will deliver materials through computers and hand-held devices. Ju-Ho Lee, Korea’s minister of education, science and technology, said “smart education” would focus on customized learning and teaching where students could learn “whenever and wherever.” He added: “Smart education will change how we perceive textbooks. The transfer from the traditional paper textbooks to digital textbooks will allow students to leave behind their heavy backpacks and explore the world beyond the classroom.”
Please, sir, I want some more
School meals across the United States will feature more fruits and vegetables under new standards issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Meal programs in public and private schools feed about 32 million students. Beginning July 1, 2012, schools will have to reduce sodium, saturated fat and transfats. They must also offer more whole grains and fat-free or low-fat milk. The new nutrition standards are intended to curb childhood obesity—about 17 per cent of children in the U.S. are obese.
