A teacher who was one of the first people to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register had an emotional reunion with the young American boy whose life she saved. Jane Theobald, 62, of Market Harborough, joined it in the 1970s after the register of potential donors was set up by Shirley Nolan to help her son, Anthony, who died from a rare blood disorder in 1979. Jane had watched a television appeal by Anthony himself and went to local primary school that was having a registration event attended by dozens of people keen to help others. After decades without being able to help any patients, Jane got the call in 2012 when she was the only person on the register of more than 25 million who could save a severely ill boy. Six year old Jake Larkin, who lives in California, had been diagnosed with severe aplastic anaemia – a rare and potentially fatal condition that means he cannot make enough blood cells – and was in need of an urgent stem cell transplant. A global search for a … [Read more...] about Teacher meets US boy whose life she saved after legal battle
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Parents, teachers plead with education officials to address school threats
Guam – Parents and teachers gave impassioned pleas at an education board meeting for swift policy changes to stem the tide of violent threats in our public schools. This comes in the wake of what seems like weekly lockdowns as a result of threats and weapons being found on campus. Guam has been fortunate to avoid mass shootings in our schools amid a time when our nation contends with a surge in deadly shootings not just in our schools but in our malls, our parks, government buildings, businesses and our homes. And while many believe our island is still deemed relatively safe, a recent escalation of campus threats is bringing parents out of the shadows to fight for their children’s safety. At last night’s Guam Education Board meeting, several parents and Guam Department of Education staff emphatically pleaded with board members to address these increasing threats. It stems from a case involving a 7th grade Oceanview Middle School student who was allowed to return to … [Read more...] about Parents, teachers plead with education officials to address school threats
Parents help less with homework as kids grow, ‘Growing Up in Ireland’ report finds
By Niall Murray Parents’ involvement with their children’s homework drops off significantly once they move into second-level school, according to new research.The study shows that most parents had some involvement in helping their 13-year-old children with their homework, but the level of such support has fallen since they were last surveyed four years earlier when their son or daughter was aged nine.For 80% of children who are being tracked by the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) study, their primary caregivers, who are usually their mothers, know what type of homework they were being given at age 13. All but 3% of the 7,423 children surveyed at this age in 2012 were in second-level education, a slightly higher number being in second year than in first year.However, despite knowing about their homework, parents are far less likely to help with it after they move to second level.When asked four years earlier, when their children were nine, just over half said they help … [Read more...] about Parents help less with homework as kids grow, ‘Growing Up in Ireland’ report finds
Include parents from disadvantaged areas in discussions on child education
By Niall Murray, Education CorrespondentWhile most families scrape by to get their children back to school, there are others for whom their children’s education is a secondary concern to getting them through life.The evidence can be found in a recently-published study with parents in a council estate of one of our inner cities whose children left school early.While they valued education, they highlighted to researcher Gavin Doyle how it came second to just surviving. But in many cases, the low expectations of teachers, politicians, and society, contributed to sons or daughtersdropping out of school.The passionate contribution of Senator Lynn Ruane to an Oireachtas education committee hearing thisweek dealt not just with the effects of poverty on some pupils at school, but how it can impact them at home.She described the shame felt by children whose mother makes them hide at home whenever the moneylenders call looking for the €55 a week they have to repay on a … [Read more...] about Include parents from disadvantaged areas in discussions on child education
Jack Pack singer Martin John: why I’ve started work as a teacher, meeting the woman of my dreams and how I’ll really miss my late dad at my wedding next month
Jack Pack singer Martin John: why I've started work as a teacher, meeting the woman of my dreams and how I'll really miss my late dad at my wedding next month BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Life has changed almost beyond recognition for singer Martin John McCafferty in the last couple of years. He is now travelling the world with foursome swing band Jack Pack and, as he says, "having fun and playing music with his best friends". https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend/jack-pack-singer-martin-john-why-ive-started-work-as-a-teacher-meeting-the-woman-of-my-dreams-and-how-ill-really-miss-my-late-dad-at-my-wedding-next-month-37135082.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37140405.ece/285ca/AUTOCROP/h342/ris-_6_-_Read-Only_.jpg Email Life has changed almost beyond recognition for singer Martin John McCafferty in the last couple of years. He is now travelling the world with foursome swing band Jack Pack and, as he says, "having fun and playing music with his best … [Read more...] about Jack Pack singer Martin John: why I’ve started work as a teacher, meeting the woman of my dreams and how I’ll really miss my late dad at my wedding next month