Should cell phones be allowed in school? A 2010 Pew Research Center study found that 65 percent of cell-owning teens bring their phones to school despite any bans that may be in place. Most schools now allow students to have cell phones but require them to be turned off during class because they can be disruptive and distracting. Read on for the pros and cons of allowing cell phones in school to help make the right decision for your child.
The Pros:
You can be in touch with your children, and know their whereabouts
Your kids can reach you in the event of an emergency
If in danger, your children can reach the authorities or a medical provider
Phones can be silenced during class or study periods, and active only in appropriate places
Convenient way to stay in touch
The Cons:
Students often forget to turn off their phones in class, and ringing noises or text-message alerts disrupt learning
Even if set to silent, cell phones can still cause distraction
Can be unreliable during a widespread crisis
Student cell phone networks add to the spread of rumors and misinformation
Bullying is being mean to another kid over and over again. Bullying often includes:
Teasing
Talking about hurting someone
Spreading rumors
Leaving kids out on purpose
Attacking someone by hitting them or yelling at them
Bullying does not always happen in person. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happens online or through text messages or emails. It includes posting rumors on sites like Facebook, sharing embarrassing pictures or videos, and making fake profiles or websites.
Kids Who are Bullied
Kids who are bullied can feel like they are:
Different
Powerless
Unpopular
Alone
Kids who are bullied have a hard time standing up for themselves. They think the kid who bullies them is more powerful than they are. Bullying can make them:
Sad, lonely, or nervous
Feel sick
Have problems at school
Bully other kids
Kids Who Bully Others
Kids bully others for many reasons, they may:
Want to copy their friends
Think bullying will help them fit in
Think they are better than the kid they are bullying
Bullying is never ok. Those who bully use power to hurt people. Power does not always mean bigger or stronger. Power can also mean popular or smart. Or, the kid doing the bullying may know a secret about the kid being bullied.
Kids who bully can have other problems, too, even when they get older, like using alcohol and drugs, getting into fights, and dropping out of school.
Kids Who See Bullying
When kids see bullying, they may not know what to do. They may feel depressed or worried. They may be absent from school because they don’t feel safe. They may join in or stay silent so they won’t get bullied themselves. They may stand up to the bully. But the best thing to do is get an adult who will stop the bullying on the spot.
Mercer's Quality of Living index takes into account a multitude of factors, including economic and political environment, infrastructure, public transport, health, recreation and housing, to decide which cities are most desirable. Here are its top 3 for 2017:
3. Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland is a city in the North Island of New Zealand. With an urban population of 1,495,000, Auckland is the most populous urban area in the country. The city is based around two large harbours and nearly tops the list again with its well-balanced economy, idyllic environment, and high levels of personal safety.
2. Zurich, Switzerland
The city is known as the country's economic and cultural hub, which regularly tops not just Mercer's list, but others as well for being one of the best places to live in the world.
AND THE BEST OF THE BEST GOES TO..... 1. Vienna, Austria
This city tops the rankings for the seventh consecutive time. East of the Danube River, Vienna is the seventh-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union and is rich in culture.
English is a language of world wide presence, acceptance and accommodated into technology. English has been spread by the British rule all over the world. It was enforced to be taught in education and all the laws and rules meant for enactment were published in English. So there was an inevitable need for the local people of English ruled countries to learn the language. Though the English rule was not acceptable to the natives of respectable countries, the English language stayed with them as it was a easy means of communication even in between nations of different languages.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH AS A LANGUAGE:
1. English for spread of information:
a. English language has so wide presence that, it helped in easy exchange of information by like news papers, novels, books of social prominence etc. This helped in easy spread of information world wide.
b. Further there are scientific, cultural and art related organisations which try to coordinate the knowledge world wide with use of English language.
2. English for extension of busyness and economy:
a. Due to English being a common language, it was easy to for businesses on world wide scale. For instance the health care sector, stock markets, advertisements, software, banking, petroleum products, biotechnology have wide wide presence due to English as common means of communication.
b. There are many world famous other and scientists who by their writing in English language could gain world wide reputation. Further since their books like novels, journal were written in English, they had world wide sale and accumulate huge money. This could have not been possible if written in native language and books were sold in the native country alone.
c. Even there are many institutes, books etc. to teach English to people. These options also act as good revenue sources.
3. English for spread and advancement of technology:
a. English is a boon for technology progress and application. You can find a computer or iPad like devices with English commands and they are used by people of all the nations due to ease of use as customers knew the English language.
b. Further the technology could be easily spread as scientists from one country could go to other and help the host nation in development of technology as the means of communication was English.
4. World wide employment opportunities:
a. Because of English language, many people started migrating from developing countries to developed ones as they could easily work their due to knowledge of English. Hence you can find many Indians Chinese, Muslim country people settled in united states, U.K. working there due to ability to use their skills in English.
b. To a person with sound knowledge in English it is possible to work from home through a computer for clients from other countries. Some of the jobs include, data entry, medical transcription, free lance writing etc.
Chill the ice cream bowl: If your ice cream machine has a bowl that needs to be frozen before churning, put it in the freezer the night before you plan to make ice cream. (If you forget, you can make the base and refrigerate it overnight while the bowl is freezing, and churn the ice cream the next day.)
Prepare an ice bath: Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and some water. Place another smaller bowl on top of the water, and place a fine-mesh strainer inside. Keep this close by while you make the ice cream base.
Whisk the yolks and sugar together: Place the yolks and sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until combined. At first the mixture will be very thick and dark yellow, then it will smooth out and lighten to a pale lemon-yellow color.
Warm the milk: Pour the milk into a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape the seeds into the milk, and add the pod (or just add the vanilla extract). Bring the milk to a simmer, then remove from heat.
Temper the egg-sugar mixture: Ladle out about 1 cup of the hot milk (no need to be exact). While whisking constantly, slowly pour it into the egg-sugar mixture. This warms the eggs and prevents them from curdling in the next step, and it's known as tempering.
Add the tempered egg-sugar mixture: Slowly pour the tempered egg-sugar mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk.
Cook the ice cream base until thickened: Return the saucepan to low heat. Stir the mixture slowly, but constantly, scraping the bottom and sides of the pot. Keep cooking until the base has thickened enough to coat the back of the spatula and registers 170°F with an instant-read thermometer.
Strain the ice cream base: Pour the base through the reserved fine-mesh strainer set over the bowl to removethe vanilla pod and any bits of egg that may have accidentally curdled. Remove the strainer, making sure to scrape any base that clings to the underside of the strainer off into the rest of the base.
Add the cream: Stir the heavy cream into the ice cream base.
Chill completely: Leave the ice cream base over the ice water bath, stirring occasionally, until completely chilled, about 20 minutes. Alternatively, cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
Churn the ice cream base: Transfer the ice cream base to the bowl of your ice cream machine. Churn until the base has thickened to a consistency somewhere between a very thick milkshake and soft-serve ice cream. In most ice cream makers, this takes about 20 minutes — check the instructions for your particular machine.
Freeze the ice cream until solid: Transfer the churned ice cream to a freezer container. Press a piece of wax paper against the surface of the ice cream to prevent ice crystals from forming. Freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.
