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It's good to hear the reaction from the crowd in this video - it should silence the people who say that all students that were at Tory HQ that day were irresponsible thugs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAGNJMQD1rAIt's good to hear the reaction from the crowd in this video - it should silence... more
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On Wednesday November 10th, an estimated 50,000 attended a rally in central London to protest against rising university fees.
The majority of demonstrators were peaceful but a small number took out their frustrations on Tory HQ, smashing windows, setting fire to placards and clashing with police.
Aaron Porter, the NUS president, was quick to condemn the breakaway protesters, describing their actions as "despicable".
For the full story, see our current.com report.
Protesters gathered at around 12PM, with the mood being described as good-natured and peaceful.
Among the angry political slogans were some comedy signs, including "Is this the queue for Justin Bieber tickets?" and "I wish my boyfriend was as dirty as your policy".
Nice sign, great hair.
Students gather at the start of the protest.
Students besiege 30 Millbank, the Conservative party headquarters, during a protest against cuts in university funding and an increase in tuition fees.
Demonstrators smash windows in the tower block.
Around 20 students got into the lobby of the Conservative party HQ.
After storming 30 Millbank, protesters managed to get onto the roof of the building. A fire extinguisher was later dropped from above onto police below by an unknown idiot. It's thought that nobody was seriously injured by it.
Protesters wave from the roof of the Millbank Tower.
A small number of fires were lit and placards were burnt.
The clashes in central London led to 51 arrests and 14 injuries.On Wednesday November 10th, an estimated 50,000 attended a rally in central London to... more
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The New Statesman has listed the best slogans at today's student protest. We have listed our favourites here:
LGBT caucus: We're here! We're queer! We can't afford nine grand a year!
Hoodie-wearing sixth former with sign: forget university, I can't even afford college anymore. Where's my future?
Man wearing a wig and suit made entirely from monopoly notes: do I look like I'm made of money?
Bath students: We are bath! We will march! (This one needs a bit of work).
Socialist students: Tories! Putting the N in cuts!
Emo kid with sign: is this the queue for Justin Bieber tickets?
London teenager with a placard: Fuck this, I'm moving to Scotland!
Polite hand-drawn slogan by Bath university student: I very much regret voting for the lib dems!
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A new online lesson service will allow students to rate the performance of their teachers. The videos that are watched the most and become the highest rated will be awarded lump-sums of cash. Every fortnight from today the highest rated teacher will be awarded £2,000 and a further £2,000 will be given to their school.The online lesson service will be able to stockpile lessons from any secondary school in the country – which can then be accessed by teachers and students anywhere.So far, seven schools have signed up for the scheme – including the private schools Eton and Wellington College. The other five are state schools.The teacher and the school can decide either to be anonymous, to minimise the potential for former pupils making derogatory comments on the website or be named.The website is being run by 02 Learning, part of the communications group 02 UK Ltd, which hopes that the project will – in addition to providing them with beneficial marketing – be an educational resource for pupils and teachers, giving them access to some of the most talented teachers.There will be an awards ceremony at the 02 Arena in east London next autumn, where judges will select the best three teachers.
Famous former teachers
JK Rowling
The creator of Harry Potter taught English in Portugal while working on the plot for her first book.
Sting
The singer worked as a schoolteacher at St Paul's Middle School in Cramlington, Northumberland, for two years after graduating from Northern Counties College of Education.
Stephen King
The novelist gained a certificate to teach at high schools but, unable to find a job, earned money by selling short stories to men's magazines.
Gene Simmons
The Kiss bassist became a primary school teacher in Harlem after his early attempts at rock-stardom went nowhere. He was fired for replacing Shakespeare with comics, which he thought his pupils were more likely to read.
Sheryl Crow
The country singer once worked as a teacher at Kellison Elementary School in St Louis, Missouri. She composed jingles for commercials in her spare time.
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In this on the sofa discussion with Professor of Education Dennis Hayes, a group of students worry about: standards; getting their money’s worth; job prospects on graduation; putting non university options on an equal footing and debt. Professor Hayes argues university is not retail therapy, although a therapeutic culture has degraded the pursuit of knowledge. He suggests frugality is futile and tells us that while you don’t need a degree to be a postman, a postman is also a human being and everyone can benefit from the best possible university education.In this on the sofa discussion with Professor of Education Dennis Hayes, a group of... more
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Thousands of students, trade unionists, community groups and others marched through the streets of London in protest following the brutal spending cuts issued by the Tory government yesterday.
Students from University College London and surrounding universities initiated the march on their campus and were soon joined by thousands of others united in the cause. Banners on display reflected the diversity of those protesting, including unions such as Unison, the National Union of Teachers and the GMB. The procession passed through Central London and ended up at a rally outside Downing Street. Simultaneously thousands of demonstrators were also gathered at a rally at Lincoln’s Inn Fields where Tony Benn, as well as other trade union and movement leaders addressed thousands of angered protesters. The Lincoln’s Inn Fields protesters later marched towards Downing Street.
Local protests were also organised around the UK; a clear indicator of the public’s outrage at the proposed rebudgeting of the country’s coffers.
http://www.spectacle.co.uk/spectacleblog/active-archive/thousands-protest-against-government-spending-review/Thousands of students, trade unionists, community groups and others marched through... more
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Taking homeschooling to a whole new level, roadschoolers bring the classroom with them wherever they go. All this time on the road can be either a blessing or a hindrance when it comes to education.
link: http://www.onlinecolleges.org/100-awesome-blogs-for-roadschoolers/Taking homeschooling to a whole new level, roadschoolers bring the classroom with them... more
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A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online. The post prompted wide speculation about whether the device was real, whether the young Arab-American was being targeted in a terrorism investigation and what the authorities would do.
It took just 48 hours to find out: The device was real, the student was being secretly tracked and the FBI wanted their expensive device back, the student told Wired.com in an interview Wednesday.
The answer came when half-a-dozen FBI agents and police officers appeared at Yasir Afifi’s apartment complex in Santa Clara, California, on Tuesday demanding he return the device.
Afifi, a 20-year-old U.S.-born citizen, cooperated willingly and said he’d done nothing to merit attention from authorities. Comments the agents made during their visit suggested he’d been under FBI surveillance for three to six months.
An FBI spokesman wouldn’t acknowledge that the device belonged to the agency or that agents appeared at Afifi’s house.
“I can’t really tell you much about it, because it’s still an ongoing investigation,” said spokesman Pete Lee, who works in the agency’s San Francisco headquarters.
Afifi, the son of an Islamic-American community leader who died a year ago in Egypt, is one of only a few people known to have found a government-tracking device on their vehicle.
His discovery comes in the wake of a recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying it’s legal for law enforcement to secretly place a tracking device on a suspect’s car without getting a warrant, even if the car is parked in a private driveway.
Brian Alseth from the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington state contacted Afifi after seeing pictures of the tracking device posted online and told him the ACLU had been waiting for a case like this to challenge the ruling.
“This is the kind of thing we like to throw lawyers at,” Afifi said Alseth told him.
“It seems very frightening that the FBI have placed a surveillance-tracking device on the car of a 20-year-old American citizen who has done nothing more than being half-Egyptian,” Alseth told Wired.comA California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS... more
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Nobel Prize 2010 goes to the students of Russian Science Tradition! Nobel Prize 2010, home for their innovative and phenomenal experiments with the Two-Dimensional Material Graphene i.e.Nobel Prize 2010 goes to the students of Russian Science Tradition! Nobel Prize 2010,... more
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Cheerleading has gone from an American pastime to a cutting edge sport that requires as much athleticism and competitive fierceness as football or basketball. Even in middle school, girls are trying their best to become cheerleaders for the age-old allure of wearing the uniform and being among the popular crowd.
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Green County Schools, Northampton Co. Schools, Hertford County Schools and Samson Co. Schools are amongst those institutions which have delayed their reporting time; hoping that the rain would stop soon.Green County Schools, Northampton Co. Schools, Hertford County Schools and Samson Co.... more
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