Never read it!!!
I never did read the article in Time magazine. There's been plenty more articles in the press following the police guy's speech .. and, I believe there's another associated report just or just about to come out.There was a report, that Labour keep on bringing up, that states, that despite the problems, a lot of kids saying they can't trust their peers etc and so many of them have carried a gun or a knife, that around 90% actually say they're generally happy living here in the UK at the moment. This is with one in three of them officially living in what is classed as poverty by the European Union.
No, it doesn't make sense!!!! From that result it also looks as if they're ok with testing at school on the whole as well and it's not putting the strain that was thought it was on them. And not too phased by the other things that UNICEF had mentioned in its report.
If this is the case then behavioural problems have to be looked at from a different view point. Many years ago it was suggested that sports facilities were provided way into the night to keep people off the street which seemed a good idea. It provides an interest and would make a lot of people feel happier about themselves in general. It didn't happen and times have moved on. I think the suggestion suited the time it was made in very well. But, that was over 15 years ago. Times change and society has changed .. as the guy predicted but the outcome might not be quite what he envisaged. Maybe if the sports centres had been built attention might've been focused on them for the night for something to do and it might have had an effect on how society changed over the years.
There are different problems around than there were all those years ago .. back in the 80s.. different lifestyles, attitudes, drugs and the poverty levels are higher now than then using the same measurements. Though there has been a reduction from the highest levels in recent years though in 2004/5 there was a recorded rise. He was right in the way he saw things headed. At least for now .. though what is happening now could have a very long term effect for some kids.
Those that are using illegal drugs and alcohol while their bodies are still developing. This along with other factors could account for the differences expressed by people who met Mr Blair to discuss social problems in their areas. Not just the present moment effect but also that which had been building up over time in an individual.
One of the worries concerns cannabis which affects the right frontal lobes .. this is the part of the brain which, among other things deals with emotions and behaviour. It's been known for sometime that smoking dope can trigger schizophrenia in people who are succeptible .. it is likely that this happened to someone I know who started smoking at 13. The psychiatric hospitals are getting more and more people suffering from cannabis psychosis as patients but even back in the 60s/70s when dope was very much less potent than what's on the market today some people could become ill smoking the stuff. It was said that you had to smoke quite a bit but I'm wondering how much a 13 year old actually had. There is a fear now that smoking it could have an effect on the developing brains of young people, especially on the right frontal lobe. People with certain types of personality disorders often have problems in the right frontal lobe.
The number of kids admitted to hospital with alcohol related conditions has risen more than 20% in the last five years. And children have been treated for cirrhocis, around 20 young people are treated every day for alcohol related problems in the UK.
Just a couple of the problems that could affect the future as well as the present.
Lifestyles have changed and peoples expectations are different too.
I wasn't quite sure what to make of the photos of the empty seats in the Commons when knife crime was being debated. What is sure that attitudes are trickling down to the very, very young about issues and attitudes and, I'm talking about five year olds. Naturally not all five year olds .. everywhere has it's own personality as does everyone. I suppose it's hearing older kids talking.
Anyway it seems that around 90% of kids are thought to be happy with their lives in the UK at the moment. This is based on two surveys .. one by the BBC's Newsround programme where one in ten kids said they were happy with life and a larger one in the governments TellUs2 survey 93% said they were happy with their lives as opposed to feeling unhappy .. a previous survey in 2004 .. the Family and Children study reported 89% of 11 - 15 year olds were generally happy with life in the UK.
Obviously the poverty issue has to be on the agenda and it needs to be found why state schools aren't doing as well as they could etc .. I still give me school shopping coupons away!!! But generally it seems that most kids are relatively happy with things as they are. Perhaps more testing gives them a sense of security as well as nervousness. And the sense of security wins out. We still had the homework and exams .. and, it has been suggested that exams might be a bit easier these days (!!!!????!!!!)
I still think providing people with out of school hour activities has to be the way to go and giving them real life information. I'm surprized at the number of young people who know less about life than we did back in the day. Surprized because of all the information around .. it's everywhere from the library .. through some of the magazines .. to the internet.
No, it doesn't make sense!!!! From that result it also looks as if they're ok with testing at school on the whole as well and it's not putting the strain that was thought it was on them. And not too phased by the other things that UNICEF had mentioned in its report.
If this is the case then behavioural problems have to be looked at from a different view point. Many years ago it was suggested that sports facilities were provided way into the night to keep people off the street which seemed a good idea. It provides an interest and would make a lot of people feel happier about themselves in general. It didn't happen and times have moved on. I think the suggestion suited the time it was made in very well. But, that was over 15 years ago. Times change and society has changed .. as the guy predicted but the outcome might not be quite what he envisaged. Maybe if the sports centres had been built attention might've been focused on them for the night for something to do and it might have had an effect on how society changed over the years.
There are different problems around than there were all those years ago .. back in the 80s.. different lifestyles, attitudes, drugs and the poverty levels are higher now than then using the same measurements. Though there has been a reduction from the highest levels in recent years though in 2004/5 there was a recorded rise. He was right in the way he saw things headed. At least for now .. though what is happening now could have a very long term effect for some kids.
Those that are using illegal drugs and alcohol while their bodies are still developing. This along with other factors could account for the differences expressed by people who met Mr Blair to discuss social problems in their areas. Not just the present moment effect but also that which had been building up over time in an individual.
One of the worries concerns cannabis which affects the right frontal lobes .. this is the part of the brain which, among other things deals with emotions and behaviour. It's been known for sometime that smoking dope can trigger schizophrenia in people who are succeptible .. it is likely that this happened to someone I know who started smoking at 13. The psychiatric hospitals are getting more and more people suffering from cannabis psychosis as patients but even back in the 60s/70s when dope was very much less potent than what's on the market today some people could become ill smoking the stuff. It was said that you had to smoke quite a bit but I'm wondering how much a 13 year old actually had. There is a fear now that smoking it could have an effect on the developing brains of young people, especially on the right frontal lobe. People with certain types of personality disorders often have problems in the right frontal lobe.
The number of kids admitted to hospital with alcohol related conditions has risen more than 20% in the last five years. And children have been treated for cirrhocis, around 20 young people are treated every day for alcohol related problems in the UK.
Just a couple of the problems that could affect the future as well as the present.
Lifestyles have changed and peoples expectations are different too.
I wasn't quite sure what to make of the photos of the empty seats in the Commons when knife crime was being debated. What is sure that attitudes are trickling down to the very, very young about issues and attitudes and, I'm talking about five year olds. Naturally not all five year olds .. everywhere has it's own personality as does everyone. I suppose it's hearing older kids talking.
Anyway it seems that around 90% of kids are thought to be happy with their lives in the UK at the moment. This is based on two surveys .. one by the BBC's Newsround programme where one in ten kids said they were happy with life and a larger one in the governments TellUs2 survey 93% said they were happy with their lives as opposed to feeling unhappy .. a previous survey in 2004 .. the Family and Children study reported 89% of 11 - 15 year olds were generally happy with life in the UK.
Obviously the poverty issue has to be on the agenda and it needs to be found why state schools aren't doing as well as they could etc .. I still give me school shopping coupons away!!! But generally it seems that most kids are relatively happy with things as they are. Perhaps more testing gives them a sense of security as well as nervousness. And the sense of security wins out. We still had the homework and exams .. and, it has been suggested that exams might be a bit easier these days (!!!!????!!!!)
I still think providing people with out of school hour activities has to be the way to go and giving them real life information. I'm surprized at the number of young people who know less about life than we did back in the day. Surprized because of all the information around .. it's everywhere from the library .. through some of the magazines .. to the internet.
posted by Zeb at 3:28 AM
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