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LONDON - The British government has drawn up new plans to include "made-up" words such as "koob" or "zort" in a new reading test for six-year-olds - an idea that has brought about criticism from literary experts.
LONDON - A nursery teacher in Britain sprayed air freshener on Asian children who smelt of curry, a disciplinary panel was told.
LONDON - Children in France will be forced to learn the English language from as early as nursery school if President Nicolas Sarkozy gets his way, a media report here said.
LONDON - Young children in Britain as young as four are to be taught about homosexuality in their maths, geography, science and English textbooks.
LONDON - Old-fashioned ways of teaching like reciting times-tables and verb conjugations are better than trendy new teaching methods, say researchers.
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