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school website yourself. What will you write today's school news to be?Archive page for Sunday, 27 May 2007
Su, May 27, 2007Love thy neighbour
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Revealed: UK schools dividing on race lines: "[in Blackburn] four secondary schools out of nine attract more than 90 per cent of their pupils from just one community."Hmmm. It's a bit honky around here. I certainly escaped the inner city (Walsall) by moving here. Two murders in my street was enough for me. So, we moved to Telford just before the first of my two children was born. I didn't think of it as 'white flight,' but certainly, that's what I am and what we did. (Though, I'm a small town boy from the Valleys of South Wales, so Telford seemed more like my real home.)
Reluctant readers
I've been thinking about 'reluctant readers/writers.' I know several sites have children
doing sports reports, and this is good. Boys are the major constituent
of the reluctants—sport being their major interest. So, I'm wondering
if more sport can be done on-line. Like signing up for teams. Asking
for ideas for strategies. Asking opponents to contribute in comments
perhaps for 'man of the match' suggestions, perhaps even voting.
But let's not forget the girls. Sure sport can be 'a puller' here too. But my daughter (8 years) likes Bratz, pets and My Little Pony sites. I don't think linking to such sites is so good. But the pets maybe a goer. Upload a picture of your pet and write some stuff about it? (Though I'm not keen on allowing any old Tom, Dick or Harry to upload, if they were members, or made to contributing editors, then we'd know they and could allow it.) I know I monitor stuff, but I can't be present at all times and one porn picture for a few hours would kill the site's rep and mine. So, knowing a member/editor in advance would be favourable.
Remember, the idea is to promote in school and get them to want to go on-line at home. Pictures of themselves is always a good one, me thinks. I mean who wouldn't want to show a great picture of themselves doing something notable, like scoring a goal, bagging a point at netball, especially if there's a glowing write up too. "Mum, Mum, come quick, look at me!"
Does anybody else have any further ideas that will pull in those reluctant readers/writers?
But let's not forget the girls. Sure sport can be 'a puller' here too. But my daughter (8 years) likes Bratz, pets and My Little Pony sites. I don't think linking to such sites is so good. But the pets maybe a goer. Upload a picture of your pet and write some stuff about it? (Though I'm not keen on allowing any old Tom, Dick or Harry to upload, if they were members, or made to contributing editors, then we'd know they and could allow it.) I know I monitor stuff, but I can't be present at all times and one porn picture for a few hours would kill the site's rep and mine. So, knowing a member/editor in advance would be favourable.
Remember, the idea is to promote in school and get them to want to go on-line at home. Pictures of themselves is always a good one, me thinks. I mean who wouldn't want to show a great picture of themselves doing something notable, like scoring a goal, bagging a point at netball, especially if there's a glowing write up too. "Mum, Mum, come quick, look at me!"
Does anybody else have any further ideas that will pull in those reluctant readers/writers?
