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The article discusses the key aspects and features of the MSP (Massage in Schools Program) founded by Mia Elmsater from Sweden and Sylvie Hetu from Canada that only involves children massaging children. The benefits and advantages offered by MSP are highlighted.

The author recalls Hannah, a student with special education needs (SEN) who often clung to his arm in the playground as she looked for the security of a loving family. Hannah suffered from reactive attachment disorder, which prevented her from forming normal, healthy relationships and contributed to her inability to adjust to school life and foster care.

An opinion is presented that teachers should indulge in a bit of drama and acting in order to attract the attention of pupils and make class interesting. It is believed that it would be an effective, likeable way to draw pupils away from boredom and turn their focus on learning.

The article discusses how schools are making efforts to try and invoke a uniform policy for both students and teachers regarding wearing sexy clothes. The aim is to protect children in schools from overt sexual exploitation and the excesses of fashion and advertising.

The author criticizes the practice of judging students' progress on the basis of computerized data, without taking into account their societal and familial circumstances.

The article discusses transformation of a vandalized building into an education space in Great Britain. It states that Vanessa Langley, executive headteacher of Arbourthorne Community Primary School in Sheffield, England wanted to create a space for place for deprived children and their parents to learn essential life skills. It offers suggestions for teachers to covert a disused place into a community space like identifying the potential uses, and raising funds and engaging volunteers.

The article discusses the evolution of the inspection regime, especially with inspectors landing in schools unannounced in England. Some of the benefits that changes in the inspection regime can bring about are highlighted.

The article discusses how children and students in classrooms tend to look up to their teachers as their role models. Students try and behave and do things that their teachers do; thereby placing a bigger moral responsibility on teachers to behave as good role models.

The article discusses the courage that was displayed by a student in Year 6, Tino, a Zimbabwean child who came to live in England following the death of her mother. It was later seen that Tino died of a serious heart condition, and it was seen that the only valid measure of someone's life is by how much it enriches the lives of others.

The author criticizes the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's 2009 key stage 2 writing test, arguing that rather than encouraging primary students' imaginative skills it forces them to perform intellectually mundane literary tasks.

The author advises teachers on how to deal with farts in a classroom. He believes that just ignoring the situation is one option or using the situation to teach children the constituents of the gas emitted is another option.

A teacher speaks about the late retirement of a teacher Mrs. Kindheart who was unwilling to leave her much-loved profession. But the decision had to made since the capability of teachers presently are assessed on their ICT skills and not the old-fashioned, personal manner of teaching that she had been practicing.

Snooker players tend to use a number of motivational nicknames to encourage players. Looking at this, perhaps even students can make use of motivational nicknames to encourage and improve themselves.

The article offers suggestion on attending farewell at schools. Topics discussed include resist the temptation to consume alcohol, treating students with the condescending words and professional distance, and avoiding of outbreaks of silliness supported by buffoonery. It further discusses showing gratitude to friends and teachers.

The article focuses on how the Christmas season is testing primary teachers in keeping their dignities intact. The unique effect of Christmas on small children is stated. The core assessments faced by teachers is mentioned. Also, the need for teachers to make a decision on taking charge of all logistical issues involving movements of students and timings of events is cited.

The article offers tips on how to solve a problem when casting the lead role in the school nativity play in Christmas. These include the need for the teacher acting as an executive director of the play to assign roles in reverse order of importance, casting process for supporting roles, and act of creative desperation.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experience to produce the comedic play "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare performed by Arbourthorne Community Primary School's children at the Shakespeare Schools Festival in 2013 in Great Britain.

The article discusses strategies that can be helpful to teachers for exposing liars in primary and secondary schools. The topics discussed include reference to book "Deceit & Self-Deception: fooling yourself the better to fool others" by biologist Robert Trivers on practice of lying, views of teacher Steve Eddison on understanding the psychology of student liars, and strategy used by teacher Robin Launder in exposing the case involving stealing of mobile phones from girls' changing room.

The article offers information on the teachers' emphasis on good hand to fight with coronavirus along with focus on remaining antibacterial hand gel for home use only.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of taking his students to the beach for a week during his probationary year as a teacher.

The author reflects on the Beast, a heavy duty shredder for home and office use, as his ideal companion for the first week of school summer holiday. He mentions that the Beast comes with a 12-month guarantee, a 23-litre capacity bin, and durable steel blades. Other topics include data protection, and children's memories.

The article discusses several aspects of the primary school prom. It mentions that 11-year-old student Alina's metamorphosis was completed by the addition of kitten-heel party shoes, a glittery shoulder bag, and Hello Kitty earrings. It reveals that the teacher responsible for drama and school productions knows that dressing up and role play can promote learning.

The article focuses on the topic of aspiration and its meaning in the pupils of today's generation, stating that the children wants to become superheroes in future to end the crime despite becoming engineers, teachers and police officers, where such aspirations should be taught to children.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of doing an activity with children to help them know what bubbles are.

The article discusses increasing concerns of teachers regarding flossing and suggests to ban flossing in schools and classrooms and mentions that floss on daily basis has several health benefits such as improving fitness and reducing obesity.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author discusses his experience of encountering his friend Jamie's fake and imaginative stories during the "Have I Got News for You" television show's session.

The article focuses on the role of music in providing soothing mood to students. Topics discussed include music performance by the choir Nurture Team, music therapy for the treatment of concussion and dementia according to children's specific musical tastes, and the author's mother's addiction to antidepressants.

The article provides the author's insight and experience about school trips.

The author reflects on efforts to promote healthy eating habits among school children in Great Britain through different school food menus.

The article offers suggestions on how to give meaning about Christmas presents for teachers from pupils. It highlights that socks as gifts depicts hedonistic seasonal traditions and referring the character of the teacher. It also emphasizes that children who provide gifts to teachers are also expecting something in return.

The article argues the putting educational barriers like policies aimed at sanitizing school trips, insulating outdoor learning and restricting children to a straight and narrow curriculum, is a reflection of our need to reduce risk to the point of tedium.

The article discusses the ideas of making fake news by citing an example of writing news content on a shoe robbery.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experience as a teacher dealing with the winter season, need for safeguarding the students, and need to remain indoors due to the scow.

The article focuses on the health and motivation children require during their growing age. According to the author teachers are using diagrams and flowcharts to explain and guide the children about what and how things should be done and it suggests that outdoor activities help the kids to understand and learn faster in comparison to theoretical knowledge.

The article focuses on the issue of injury in school football, despite the innocent enjoyment, and the life and death attitude experienced both the teams and its players, and talks of children getting inspired by the football team Sheffield United, and role of referee as an authority on decisions.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of accidentally taking the school business manager's reading glasses.

The article presents the author's views on the things found by him in the school's attic including cardboard box with a red sticker on it, one-armed baby doll, and methanol's odor.

In this article the author shares his experience of teaching maths by using dice and effects of throwing dice proving frustrated for classroom peace.

The author discusses the demise of story time in education after it is being replaced by convenience texts and narratives, highlighting his effort to keep children's stories alive. He shares his search for "Charlotte's Web" to read from start to finish, and mentions how reading the story bring him into tears.

The author shares his experience of having three pints of Farmers Blonde at a bar to have a good night sleep that had been disturbed by an unruly behavior of a boy named "Dane" at the school he teaches and to be ready to deal with him.

The author discusses behaviour management strategies that primary teachers may utilize to address silliness and naughtiness in children. Topics explored include the need for teachers to distinguish difference between the silly and naughty antics of their students, the natural tendencies of children to be naughty, and reasons why the use of sanctions to address naughty behaviour may be inefficient.

The article discusses the importance of teaching behavior which is littered with disobedience and detentions. Topics discussed include learning environment of the classrooms changes into the battleground, teaching becomes a bitter, protracted and exhausting process, and the risk of post-traumatic school disorder in the teachers.

The author offers information on need of professional behaviour of teachers in the classroom. Some of the suggestions offered for teachers to handle new class after the Christmas session in the new year such as amending the default classroom rules, reconfiguration of the layout of the classroom and addressing student networking conflicts that have led to behavioural problems.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of an incident where his colleague's lipstick has been stolen by a child.

The article presents a satirical account of the tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, depicting them as two quarreling school children who are not emotionally mature enough to practice self-restraint.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of wearing a new tie to the school he teaches at.

The article presents author's views regarding his school experiences as teacher, which he wrote on his diary. Topics include his experience of attending staff meeting discussing children and upcoming holidays; sense of optimism he received while writing of reading the diary; and discusses natural order of a teacher's life.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting County Antrim in Northern Ireland and following the Causeway Coastal Route from Belfast to Bushmill for Giant's Causeway.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of having conversation with his student about domestic violence.