Summary:
In Middlesburg the Head Teacher wants parents to dress properly when they bring their kids to and from school. A lot of the parents appear at school in their pyjama's to drop their kids off, and when they return they still wear the same 'outfit'. Some parents even attend meetings in their pyjama's. The Headmaster of this school finds it sets a bad example for the kids, but it also makes the teachers uncomfortable. The teacher has done the same thing the principal of a Northern Ireland primary school, he asked the parents to dress more appropriately.
This has been done to protect both the children and the teachers.
Opinion:
I think this is quite a remarkable story. I can't imagine parents bringing their kids to school in their nightwear, it seems very inappropriate to me and it tells me that these people don't care about their looks or appearances. I think it doesn't show respect to other people, the teachers for instance, but it does amaze me that this is important enough to be put in the newspaper. I think it is just weird.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-13511668
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Monday, 9 May 2011
Woman dies of cancer, two weeks after she raised money for cancer research
Summary:
Emma Horton (35) ran the London Marathon to raise money for cancer research, only to die of cancer two weeks later. She had no idea that it had come back, one year earlier she had been told she was completely cured of the disease that hit her seven years ago. She beat skin cancer at the age of 28 but was still defeated by it in the end. She left behind her husband and 10-year old daughter, who only heard that her mother died when she got back after a schooltrip for a week. Emma actually managed to arrive at the finish within eight hours, which is quite an accomplishment, even for someone who is healthy.
Opinion:
I picked out this story just because it really hit me. I think it is extremely sad that this should happen to anyone, but I really admire the woman for her strength. She was so driven to finish this marathon, an accomplishment on it's own in my opinion, so the fact that she was very sick made it even more admirable. This was a woman who fought for what she wanted, for herself and for others, and this made want to put down this story on my blog.
lhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1384835/Tragedy-mother-ran-London-Marathon-cancer-charity--die-weeks-later-tumour-didnt-know-had.html
Emma Horton (35) ran the London Marathon to raise money for cancer research, only to die of cancer two weeks later. She had no idea that it had come back, one year earlier she had been told she was completely cured of the disease that hit her seven years ago. She beat skin cancer at the age of 28 but was still defeated by it in the end. She left behind her husband and 10-year old daughter, who only heard that her mother died when she got back after a schooltrip for a week. Emma actually managed to arrive at the finish within eight hours, which is quite an accomplishment, even for someone who is healthy.
Opinion:
I picked out this story just because it really hit me. I think it is extremely sad that this should happen to anyone, but I really admire the woman for her strength. She was so driven to finish this marathon, an accomplishment on it's own in my opinion, so the fact that she was very sick made it even more admirable. This was a woman who fought for what she wanted, for herself and for others, and this made want to put down this story on my blog.
lhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1384835/Tragedy-mother-ran-London-Marathon-cancer-charity--die-weeks-later-tumour-didnt-know-had.html
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