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'Possums Tales ...An Odd Day' written by Sketa ...is in the final stages of completion and is set to hit book-stores and online stores, within just a few short months. With Christmas only around the corner, now is the time to pre-order copies for family and friends - to fill those Christmas stockings. In this escapade, Milly faces a narrow escape from the neighbourhood bushfire and if it is not for the smart thinking of her loving Poss, she might be stuck in the hollow of her log. ...but you know Poss, he doesn't always resolve things in a logical manner. Those who think the brain myelination process is finished by the time a child reaches the early age of three years, will be sorely mistaken. Neuronal insulation of electrical connections is propagated as a myelin sheath and it is in the teens years, where we see this process in full swing.
We might think teens have switched off or have even lost the ability of language because they answer via grunts or through few words. Well in fact they have. Teens experience a period where the old, unused electrical connections are being shed for newer, appropriate synaptic connections as they gather and process knowledge. The myelin sheath insulates those needed electrical connections. If children do not make sufficient, essential synaptic connections at an early enough age, they will run risk of losing connections that are imperative for the establishment of language, reading etc. due to the heavy demyelination process incurred throughout the teens years. Fixing a school is something we all can relate to as teachers. However, I don't know if he is doing anything different or revolutionary that hasn't already been tried. Schools - secondary or primary are difficult entities to make passive for the sake of learning; how can we get kids on seats and learning, if they have no respect for teachers in the beginning? I am positive there are schools here in Australia that could benefit from his knowledge. What do you think?
How a high-school principal curbed suspensions with a bit of compassion - http://klou.tt/8em3rwpjezgb Further on this article can be found at: The Globe And Mail | Curbing suspensions with compassion — Rachel Giese (rachel-giese.com) February 6th, 2015 saw previous Governor-General of Australia - Quentin Bryce adopted into the ILF hall fame as many wonderful souls gone before her. The Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO will work tirelessly to bring about new levels of funding and awareness for indigenous communities across Australia. "We know that literacy is the key to choice, to income security, to developing potential - and it is the key to an enriching and rewarding life. That is why the work of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation is so important," she said. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is a not-for-profit charity organisation that has delivered more than 120,000 free and culturally appropriate books to more than 250 remote Indigenous communities and service organisations around Australia. Unfortunately, such communities have no access to books - at home or in bookshops and only 36% of these communities have access to a library. Books are the first step to alleviating illiteracy across nations. We need your help! Help us help illiterate kids and their families. Purchase a book, change a life and bring real hope to these communities. Your contribution will be added to the 120,000 books already supplied to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation fund. http://www.elk-publishing.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html Source: http://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/quentin-bryce-joins-ilf-as-its-patron.html It appears the world of fan fiction has been turned on its end, since 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has entered the world of literature. Do we even call it literature?
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The Carnegie Longlist for 2015 is finally out and looking more than impressive.
http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/feb/10/carnegie-medal-longlist-2015#img-1
If you are into books and also into creating media, here is one for you!
Enter the Book With No Pictures Read-aloud contest!Win a visit from BJ Novak, plus $5,000 for your child’s education or to use as a donation to a local school or library of your choice. Read More... Novelists David Lodge and Diana Gabaldon added to festival's world-class line-up Award-winning novelist, playwright and literary critic David Lodge, pictured left, is to look back at his life and the early formative influences that turned him into the writer he is today in a major new event added to the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival line-up. Read more...
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