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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: primary school

primary school stories: 3 news summaries

4th Grader
Grills Condi
on Torture

We were terrified by 9/11 but did nothing illegal, Rice says

May 4, 09 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fourth grader took Condoleezza Rice to task on torture yesterday, asking her about President Obama's criticism of "methods" used by the Bush administration. The question— drafted with the help of teachers—was toned down from what the student originally planned to say, the Washington Post notes. The child... More »

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Bush administration • torture • Washington DC • Condoleezza Rice • detainees • primary school

(Newser) - It seems fourth-graders have a greater store of empathy than the rest of this crisis-wracked nation. When a Houston teacher asked students how they felt about the AIG bonus scandal, it provoked the usual boos and hisses. But when she put the kids in an AIG employee’s shoes, they... More »

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Texas • letters • AIG • bonuses • bailout • scandal • primary school • schoolchildren

(Newser) - A British teachers’ group thinks homework for children under 11 is a waste of time for all involved, the Telegraph reports. It can “damage parents and children's relationships when trying to get it all done, and ends in tears all round,” the Association of Teachers and Lecturers... More »

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England • children • teaching • teachers • students • homework • primary school

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