Bright kids should start school at six

Formal schooling should be delayed by at least 12 months because an over-emphasis on the three-Rs at an early age can cause significant long-term damage to bright children. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=156

Results before values

Children are failing to pick up traditional values at school as teachers increasingly prioritise exam results over the development of character. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=155

China: Cleverest country?

Findings indicate that China has an education system that is overtaking many Western countries. More: http://www.mwls.co.uk/news/news.php?n=152

Author to be professor

Jeanette Winterson, author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, is to become a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=149

More university places

The criteria for unrestricted university recruitment for high achieving students will be lowered for the 2013-2014 academic year. The A-level threshold will lower from AAB+ to ABB+. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=148

Gmail new look

If the Gmail new look is not to your taste, here is a way that you can
re-create the old look even though Google have removed the option.

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Primary schools to rise to 1000 pupils

A growing number of primary schools will have 1000 pupils or more - as extra classes are added to cope with a rapid increase in the birth rate. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=143

Higgs Boson interview

Ken MacDonald of the BBC interviews Professor Peter Higgs. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=142

12 Job-Finding Tips

What recruitment and hiring managers are looking for. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=141

8-hour sleep myth

Before the late 1600s, street lighting and cheap candles, it seems that our ancestors did not sleep for an unbroken eight hours. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=140

No place to hide

Do you feel that you can't go anywhere without being observed by closed circuit television?

I know they're there to protect us. I know they're for our own good, to prevent crime and to ensure the rule of law. But wouldn't it be nice just to be able to wander the streets unobserved!

Is it going to get better in the future? Not according to a MindBullets article. For example, you will be recognised and warmly greeted by name as soon as you walk into a store.

Source: http://www.mindbullets.net/Subscription/MindBulletsIssueView.aspx?MindBulletID=580
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No place to hide

Do you feel that you can't go anywhere without being observed by closed circuit television More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=139