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Reading with toddlers can reduce harsh parenting, boost child behaviour: Study
Parents who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting, enhancing children's behaviour, a study has found. The study, published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, suggests that shared reading facilitates a stronger parent-child bond and less hyperactivity and attention problems in children. Previous studies have shown that frequent shared reading prepares children for school by building language, literacy and emotional skills. However, researchers at Rutgers University in the US may have for the first time highlighted additional benefits of shared reading habits. "For parents, the simple routine of reading with your child on a daily basis provides not just academic but emotional benefits that can help bolster the child's success in school and beyond," said Manuel Jimenez, an assistant professor from the Rutgers University. According to the research, data on 2,165 mother-child pairs from 20 large US cities were reviewed in .
Reading with kids can make you a better parent
People who regularly read with their kids are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and their children are less likely to be hyperactive and have attention problems, say researchers.
Homeschooling might not affect general health of children: study
The concept of home-schooling is gaining widespread recognition today. A new study has put forth that the years spent in home-schooling doesn't seem to affect the general well being of children.The study published in the journal Health Promotion International puts forth evidence that the amount of time a student spends in home school is weakly or not at all related to multiple aspects of youth physical health."Although there may be differences in the health of elementary to high school home-schoolers, those differences don't seem to change with additional time spent in home school," said lecturer Laura Kabiri, Rice University."In other words, staying in home school longer isn't related to increased health benefits or deficits," she added.The results from the studies of more than 140 children in grades kindergarten to class fifth, who were tested against statistically normal data for children of their age and gender, accounted for prior published research that showed home-schooled ...
EuroSchool Records Sharp Rise in CBSE and ICSE Results
/ -- EuroSchool, a leading network of K-12 schools which offers IGCSE, ICSE & CBSE curriculum recorded a sharp increase in their 2018 - 2019 results. In a proud moment for EuroSchool, grade 10 students appearing for ICSE exams across all 3 campuses including Airoli, Thane and Wakad recorded 98%, 98% and 97% as their top ranking percentages respectively. Moreover, the total number of students scoring 90% - 95% went up from 36 to 61 as of 2018-19. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/798038/EuroSchool_Logo.jpg ) Almost all the CBSE school campuses including North Campus, Chimney Hills, Whitefield, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad saw a steady rise in the average percentage as compared to 2017-2018. All the campuses crossed the mark of 90% as their top ranking percentage as of 2018-2019. In fact, the Hyderabad campus saw an overall increase of 56% as compared to 2017-2018. EuroKids International Co-founder and Group CEO Prajodh Rajan said, "It gives us immense pride and pleasure to share .
Displaced by conflict, Libyan students fear for their future
The fight for control of Libya's capital is depriving tens of thousands of pupils of their education, with high school students displaced by the violence fretting about their future. "We've fallen behind... and I don't even know where we will sit our final exams or how they will calculate my grades," said Mayar Mostafa, a teenager in her last year of high school. Mostafa said the fighting has forced her and her family to flee their home in a southern Tripoli suburb, while her school has shut its doors. All this has left her "psychologically stressed out", she lamented. Mostafa is among those who are living in limbo -- not knowing when they will be able to resume their studies to salvage the school year, or when life as a whole might return to normal. On April 4, strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to seize the capital Tripoli and unseat the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). More than 75,000 people have been driven from their homes in the ...
SRK Knowledge Foundation Organized a Program 'UDAAN - Towards Shining Future' for Students From Rural Areas in Surat City to Nurture Their Dreams
/ -- SRK Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF) managed by SRK Exports Pvt. Ltd. led a program 'UDAAN - Towards Shining Future' for youth of rural areas of Gujarat under the headship of Shri Govind Dholakia, Founder and Chairman, SRK Knowledge Foundation. The program was a brainchild of Shri Ajay Kumar Tomar, IPS, Gujarat State. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/891900/Students_with_Shri_Govind_Dholakia.jpg) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/891902/Shri_Ajay_Tomar_IPS.jpg) The 10-day program was organized in the month of May, aimed to provide first hand on-site professional experience to the youth of rural Gujarat and an opportunity to experience multiple career options in diverse sectors of employment through innovative, critical, inventive and practical methods, while experiencing the roles and responsibilities of the professions. The program encouraged students of villages of Amreli District and selected quinquagenarian candidates based on a creative and an intellectual ...
Casio simplifies mathematics learning through newly-developed calculator
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. of Japan has developed a calculator that is tailored to meet various purposes of education and business.The calculator features an action game that solves the mathematics function problem on smart-phones and tablet device for learning the formula of functions."The name of this game is 'Function Hero'. I'm in charge of doing an investigation into the first grade of the Thailand High school, and I think that the function calculator needs to show that there are many students who have a difficult image and that it is a tool that makes math difficult to do with familiarity. I thought the game was appropriate," Yumi Shimura from Casio.The company makes sure that learners may easily grasp the study and have fun at the same time.A student said, "I do not like the function the problem, so I don't want to study much, but I thought it was good to play a little game."Users can also read comics according to their level of progress in the game."In this game, there are a ...
BTech student arrested for violence in Muzaffarnagar college
A BTech student, the main accused in violence on campus of a college earlier this week in a college here, has arrested, police said. At least 13 students, including three girls, of a college here were injured Monday when they were attacked by another group over old enmity. The main accused, Rohit Kumar, was arrested Wednesday, Station House Officer (SHO) of Miranpur police station, Pankaj Tyagi, said. He said, while Kumar, a BTech student of the Bhagwant Institute of Technology, was held, efforts are on to nab the remaining accused. The college management has expelled Kumar. An FIR was earlier filed by assistant director of the college, Raghav Mehra. According to the complainant, the students were in class when another group of students entered the college and beat them up over old enmity. The students were attacked with sticks. Six students were named in the FIR besides several others, police said.
Sikh girl banned from taking kirpan to school over safety concerns
A six-year-old Sikh girl has been banned from bringing the kirpan to her primary school in the UK after an outcry from other students' parents who refused to bring their children to the school over safety concerns, according to a media report. The girl brought the kirpan, worn by Sikhs as a mark of their faith, to the Redscope Primary School in Rotherham earlier this month, the Telegraph reported Wednesday. One parent complained: "I'm sorry but, religion or not, a child's health and safety comes first." Another said: "Most girls are not allowed to wear make-up in school, never mind carry a weapon." In the letter sent to parents Paula Dobbin, the headteacher of the school, explained the kirpan is a "religious ornament" worn by Sikhs. She said: "The item is not sharp, and is often worn in schools by children of the Sikh faith nationwide." "However, having spoken to the parents of the child concerned, they have agreed that the child will no longer wear this item in school. "The family ...
Martin Short joins Greg Kinnear and Lisa Kudrow in 'Good People'
After Greg Kinnear and Lisa Kudrow, Martin Short has been roped in for Lee Daniels-Whitney Cummings Amazon comedy 'Good People'.Kudrow, Cummings and Daniels are also the executive producers of the show while Amazon studios and Fox 21 are producing it, Variety confirmed.Short has been cast to essay the role of Dean Ed Brown, a well-satisfied Dean of Sacramento University. He sees the world as an 'old guard'.'Good People' follows three generations of women working in a college ombudsman's office. Kinnear will essay the role of Dr Paul Keating, a charismatic professor of philosophy at Sacramento University.Kudrow will play the role of Lynn Steele, the college ombudsman who finds herself to be perceived out of touch by the younger generation.According to Amazon's logline, the show will use the college setting to "navigate the current cultural climate, the concept of feminism across different generations, and the struggle to reconcile socially constructed ideas with current ethical views ..
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media report on class 6 student death in Himachal Pradesh
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the death of a class sixth student in a Himachal Pradesh school due to alleged delay in providing medical care to him on Wednesday.The boy was hit on the head by a fellow student in the premises of Government Senior Secondary School, Charuri in Kangra district on May 15. Reportedly, the police did not take any action in the matter until May 21. The local residents held a protest in front of the school against its authorities and the Gangath Police for taking the incident casually.According to a media report, carried on May 22, the victim's mother has, in a complaint to the Chief Minister, DGP and SP, Kangra, alleged that the Gangath police and the school administration were trying to hush up the case. Reportedly, before prayer, the victim was playing in the school ground, when he was attacked by a fellow student with a stick. The boy fell unconscious and his head, nose and mouth started
Align admissions with re-evaluation process: CBSE to DU
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has requested the Delhi University (DU) to align its admission process with the advanced declaration re-evaluation schedule of the Class 12 examination.
Teachers are like Gods, but can't oppose govt decisions taken in public interest: HC
The Madras High Court Bench here observed on Wednesday that teachers are like Gods but they cannot question every government decision taken in public interest, especially for children belonging to weaker sections of the society. The court dismissed petitions by Tamil Nadu government secondary grade (SG) teachers challenging a recent government order asking them to take classes for LKG and UKG students under the Montessori system in 'Anganwadis' run by the Social Welfare Department. It has become a fashion for government teachers, who are paid a handsome salary, to rush to the court against each and every decision of the government taken in the interest of public, a bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and S S Sundar said. It said teachers were like Gods but they cannot question every decision taken in public interest, especially for children belonging to weaker sections of the society. The decision was taken to ensure that children of poorer sections were also given Montessori-based ...
BJP criticises Raj education minister for changing school timetable for Yoga Day
After stoking controversy for altering the syllabus in Rajasthan school textbooks, Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara is again in the crosshairs of the opposition BJP for changing the school calendar that will see the new academic session start on July 1 which reportedly will stop students from observing International Day of Yoga on June 21.
Visva-Bharati varsity students protest against fee hike
Students of Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday continued their sit-in protest against the hike in the fee structure.
The TOEFL test experience just got better
Beginning August 1, 2019, all TOEFL iBT(r) test takers will benefit from enhancements to the test format and score reporting, and easier registration.To start, TOEFL(r) test time will be shortened by 30 minutes - to just three hours - with no changes to the overall test format or question types. It's the same fair, reliable, preferred test, but with fewer questions in the Reading, Listening and Speaking sections.In addition, the new MyBest(tm) scores feature will combine test takers' best scores for each section from all valid TOEFL iBT scores from the previous two years. MyBest scores allow test takers to show their best overall test performance to institutions making important admissions decisions.All TOEFL iBT score reports sent after August 1, 2019, regardless of the test administration date, will automatically include MyBest scores along with the traditional scores from the test taker's selected test date."A growing number of institutions are acknowledging the value of seeing ...
Priyanka spends time with refugee children in Ethiopia
After enthralling fans with her fashion game at the Cannes Film Festival 2019, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is currently in Ethiopia spending time with refugee children.
US Freedom Capital is spreading the EB-5 craze throughout Mumbai
Mumbai based immigration experts from US Freedom Capital are making a large footprint in generating interest around America's EB-5 investment visa program.As one of the foremost EB-5 consultancies in India, US Freedom Capital has been capturing the eyes of many high-net-worth individuals (HNI) throughout pan-India. Most recently, however, their team has been creating a lot of noise amongst some of the most elite sports clubs throughout India.On Thursday, May 16, the Consultancy partnered with the investment firm, Phillip Capital, to present to the families of the Bombay Presidency Radio Club. The main presenters of the event were US Freedom Capital's Deputy CIO, Arindam Sengupta, and Alisha Mashruwala, Co-founder of OnCourse, a foreign education consultancy.Alisha Mashruwala covered the value of foreign university education in the United States and Arindam Sengupta highlighted how many students are unable to reap the value of their education because of visa limitations."Student visas .
New session in schools from July 1, Intl Yoga Day will be celebrated: Rajasthan Education Min
Rajasthan Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra said that the new session in schools across the state will start from July 1. He added that all schools will celebrate the International Yoga Day on June 21."The schools will open from June 24, while the classes will start from July 1. The schools used to follow this calendar earlier also, however, the last government led by BJP had made changes in it. This demand was being made from parents, students and teachers associations. Besides this, the last government had also made changes in timings, dresses of students among other things," Dotasra said.Asked whether International Yoga Day won't be celebrated in Rajasthan schools, Dotasra said, "Why it won't be done? If the government gives out an order then it is done... We have issued a statement that International Yoga Day will be celebrated in all schools and departments. But I don't feel that it is right to make changes in the calendar for just one day.
Indian educational institutions should maintain high standards: VP Naidu
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged Indian educational institutions to maintain high standards and foster academic excellence.
