Little Class of Horrors
Teaching is a noble career moulding young minds and setting them on
the right path. But these days if you contemplate a teaching career
you might be wise to take a self defence course at the same time.
Teachers are becoming increasingly worried about violence in the
classroom and a survey of Wellington teacher's shows half felt
severe behaviour by students was limiting how they could teach. But
the most shocking admission is that assaults on teachers are coming
from five and six year olds. We speak to two teachers about the
grim reality of life in the modern classroom.
Live interview with Pat Newman of Tai Tokerau Primary
Principals Association and Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro.
Donation Dilemma
A six figure donation from a mystery benefactor but nowhere to
spend it. Touch Compass is an integrated dance group of both
disabled and able bodied dancers. Last year they celebrated their
tenth anniversary, no mean feat for a dance troupe. TVNZ's Sunday
programme did a story about them, which prompted an anonymous
donation. No name, no recognition but enough money for Touch
Compass to buy their own permanent dance studio. Trouble is they've
spent eight months looking for a space but can't find a thing.
Sofia Wenborn with the remarkable Touch Compass dancers.
For more information about the company: www.touchcompass.org.nz
Turtles
What has a shell, four flippers and a long antenna rising from its
back? Well, let's call them techno-turtles. And if Kelly Tarlton's
has its way, there'll soon be three of them released off our
coastline. The creatures are actually endangered species of turtle,
found injured, and then nursed back to health. The addition of the
antenna is for tracking them as they're released, to get a better
understanding of where these creatures best survive. Gill Higgins
caught the start of the turtle transformation.
If you would like to sponsor a turtle, please email:
info@kellytarltons.co.nz
Turtle Topia runs till mid November
