Kids with mobiles: beware!
NASUWT teaching union attacks school phone powers
Plans to allow teachers in England to search pupils for mobile phones and examine the phones' content have been called "reckless" by a teaching union.
The measures in the new Education Bill are designed to combat cyber-bullying.
But the NASUWT says it will create conflict between teachers and pupils and their parents.
The government insists the measures help assert the authority of teachers and will allow them to deal with problems in schools more effectively.
Schools have developed different policies on pupils using mobile phones.
Many teachers have found themselves challenged by students and parents when they try to confiscate them.
'Disproportionate powers'
The Education Bill for England will give the teachers a legal right to search pupils and take their phones - and also look at and delete any messages and pictures they deem necessary.
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates says the powers are disproportionate and reckless, and will put teachers into more conflict with parents and pupils.
He said: "The extra powers in the bill to search and confiscate and dispose of electronic equipment and data are disproportionate powers that teachers don't really want, and actually could cause more conflict and more problems for schools rather than actually tackling discipline.
"In many respects they are reckless and they are putting teachers into confrontation with parents and with children and young people."
The proposed powers have so far received cross-party support and are due to be introduced by the autumn.
Pronunciation of plurals:I think many students pronounce all plurals with an /s/ sound. And with /ɪz/ plurals like "messages", they tend to pronounce the singular and plural the same way. See the post on 3rd person / plural "s" "es" (and do the exercises).
Go to howjsay to listen to the different prounciation between singular and plural nouns (you can insert ten words, separated by a ; but no space between words)
Spell the phonemic symbols in the phonemic chart to hear individual sounds.
There is also an episode of The Flatmates which practices the pronunciation of the "s".
Pronunciation of -ed endings
Go to howjsay to listen to the different ways of pronouncing -ed endings (you can insert ten words, separated by a ; but no space between words)
Spell the phonemic symbols in the phonemic chart to hear individual sounds.
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the following words from the text above:
Check out other -less adjectives at the end of a previous post.
It is a good idea to have special pages in your notebooks for words that you find difficult to pronounce. Write the phonemic spelling next to the word. Listen to the words. Spell them using the phonemic chart, paying attention to individual sounds.
Plans to allow teachers in England to search pupils for mobile phones and examine the phones' content have been called "reckless" by a teaching union.
The measures in the new Education Bill are designed to combat cyber-bullying.
But the NASUWT says it will create conflict between teachers and pupils and their parents.
The government insists the measures help assert the authority of teachers and will allow them to deal with problems in schools more effectively.
Schools have developed different policies on pupils using mobile phones.
Many teachers have found themselves challenged by students and parents when they try to confiscate them.
'Disproportionate powers'
The Education Bill for England will give the teachers a legal right to search pupils and take their phones - and also look at and delete any messages and pictures they deem necessary.
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates says the powers are disproportionate and reckless, and will put teachers into more conflict with parents and pupils.
He said: "The extra powers in the bill to search and confiscate and dispose of electronic equipment and data are disproportionate powers that teachers don't really want, and actually could cause more conflict and more problems for schools rather than actually tackling discipline.
"In many respects they are reckless and they are putting teachers into confrontation with parents and with children and young people."
The proposed powers have so far received cross-party support and are due to be introduced by the autumn.
Source: BBC News
Pronunciation of plurals:
- message /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ /ˈmes.ɪ.dʒɪz/
- measure /ˈmeʒ.ər/ /ˈmeʒ.ərz/
- pupil /ˈpjuː.pəl/ /ˈpjuː.pəlz/
- parent /ˈpeə.rənt/ /ˈpeə.rənts/
Go to howjsay to listen to the different prounciation between singular and plural nouns (you can insert ten words, separated by a ; but no space between words)
Spell the phonemic symbols in the phonemic chart to hear individual sounds.
There is also an episode of The Flatmates which practices the pronunciation of the "s".
Pronunciation of -ed endings
- call /kɔːl/ /kɔːld/
- design /dɪˈzaɪn/ /dɪˈzaɪnd/
- develop /dɪˈvel.əp/ /dɪˈvel.əpt/
- challenge /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒd/
- propose /prəˈpəʊz/ /prəˈpəʊzd/
- introduce /ˌɪn.trəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɪn.trəˈdjuːst/
Go to howjsay to listen to the different ways of pronouncing -ed endings (you can insert ten words, separated by a ; but no space between words)
Spell the phonemic symbols in the phonemic chart to hear individual sounds.
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the following words from the text above:
- union /ˈjuː.ni.ən/
- England /ˈɪŋ.glənd/
- mobile /ˈməʊ.baɪl/
- reckless /ˈrek.ləs/
- government /ˈgʌv.ən.mənt/, /-əm-/
- different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/
- education /ˌed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- found /faʊnd/
- equipment /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
- actually /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/
- due /djuː/
Check out other -less adjectives at the end of a previous post.
It is a good idea to have special pages in your notebooks for words that you find difficult to pronounce. Write the phonemic spelling next to the word. Listen to the words. Spell them using the phonemic chart, paying attention to individual sounds.
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