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Lozzie
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Interesting way to raise standards in your school??"Monday 5th June 2006
PlayStations Out, Good Behaviour In
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A headteacher who confiscates televisions and computers from the
homes of underperforming pupils has dramatically raised standards at his school, it has emerged. The headteacher of New Woodlands school in Bromley, south London - a school for children with behavioural problems - visits the homes of pupils who are tired and irritable in class and seizes their PlayStations, televisions and electronic games, the Daily Telegraph reported today. Mr Harper told the Telegraph he always obtained the parents' permission first and all supported his actions because of the noticeable improvement in academic standards. (Telegraph,Guardian)"
This made me laugh like a drain. However, we have no playstation-type things here. He'd have to seize the play-dough! 
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moongoddess
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Re: Interesting way to raise standards in your school?? | Lozzie wrote: | | This made me laugh like a drain. |
In a good way?
I think it is a great idea - it's fabulous to see someone being proactive and getting, what appear to be, good results from it.
I've read the full story and I do question a couple of things, but all in all I fully support what he has done.
mg x
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Lozzie
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Sorry - yes - laughing in a good way. I just had a mental image of a very straight laced and buttoned up headmaster coming in and "doing a Hulk" - ripping power cables out of walls and such like - before disappearing as fast as he had arrived out the shattered front door.
Almost as frightening as having Maggie Thatcher as your gym teacher.
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