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Simon Baron-Cohen: ‘Neurodiversity is the next frontier. But we’re failing autistic people’ | Saba Salman
As a graduate in the 1980s, Simon Baron‑Cohen taught autistic children at a special school in London. Little was known about autism then, and people often misheard him, assuming he taught “artistic children”.
“People would be ashamed if they had an autistic child, or ashamed of saying, ‘I am autistic’, whereas now it’s treated as more ordinary and there’s less judgment,” he says. “In the 1980s, autism was seen as categorical, so ‘you either have it or you don’t’ … nowadays, we talk about a spectrum.”
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Parenting classes 'could help reduce social costs'
School inspections: Over 1,000 not visited for a decade
This is how white privilege plays out in the Harvard admissions process
Researchers estimate that roughly three-quarters of white legacy students would have been rejected if they had been treated the same as their non-white peers
For those who believe that white privilege is a myth, a new study on the Harvard admissions process may debunk that.
After Students for Fair Admissions took Harvard to court for allegedly discriminating against Asian Americans in a high-profile case last year, researchers – including one expert involved in the lawsuit – have examined some of the documents made publicly available from that case. On Tuesday the judge in the case ruled that Harvard’s admissions policy, though not perfect, did not violate the constitution.
Continue reading...Harvard University cleared of racial bias in admissions process
N.C.A.A. Athletes Could Be Paid Under New California Law
Florida Teachers Can Now Carry Guns at School
Obscenity judge's copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover to stay in UK
Book bearing notes from the judge’s wife about ‘coarse’ content bought by Bristol University after a crowdfunding campaign
The copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover used by the judge in the landmark 1960 obscenity trial is to remain in the UK, after the University of Bristol stepped forward to augment the money raised by a crowdfunding campaign backed by writers including Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry.
The book, which bears notes from Mr Justice Byrne’s wife, Lady Dorothy Byrne, to show where DH Lawrence strays into “coarse” territory and “love making”, was sold at auction last year to an overseas buyer for £56,250. But an export bar was placed on it by the government in the hope a UK buyer would match the price to keep in the country.
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Meghan calls for gender equality in SA universities
Oxford professor’s children refused visas to join her in UK
US family split as Home Office makes it increasingly difficult for overseas academics to work in UK universities
Amber Murrey, an American academic, was “ecstatic” about being appointed associate professor in geography at Oxford University last year. But the dream turned sour when the Home Office refused to grant visas for her two daughters, aged four and nine, to live with her in the UK.
Dr Murrey used an immigration lawyer to make sure the visa applications for her daughters, who have US passports, went smoothly, and was not anticipating a problem. Her husband has business commitments overseeing property renovations in Cameroon, where he is from, and the couple had included joint written consent for their daughters to live with her in Oxford.
Continue reading...‘If you get a good inspector, it can be magic’: Is Labour right to want Ofsted gone?
We asked whether the schools watchdog should stay or go, and why
The Labour party has said it would abolish Ofsted and its one-word judgments. Local authorities would carry out regular “health checks” instead, while inspectors would be called in for more in-depth visits. What do teachers and parents think? Should Ofsted be abolished?
Continue reading...Where will our working-class playwrights come from, now the arts have been sidelined? | Selina Todd
Michael Gove made arts the poor relation of ‘real’ education. We need to change that
The playwright Shelagh Delaney shot to fame when her debut work, A Taste of Honey, first performed in 1958, turned into a runaway success. She was just 19.
The play told the story of a single mother, Helen, and her teenage daughter, Jo, who wanted more from life than marriage and motherhood in the slums. It has rarely been off the stage since and is currently being revived in a National Theatre tour.
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'Sadfishing' social media warning from school heads
Bournemouth mum backs radio aid funding campaign
Young people who seek support online being accused of 'sadfishing'
Vulnerable young people face bullying and accusations of exaggerating, says report
Vulnerable young people who go online to seek support can find themselves being bullied and accused of “sadfishing”, a report has said.
While many find comfort by sharing their experiences, some young people are being targeted and accused of exaggerating their problems in order to gain attention – a social media phenomenon that has been given the mocking name of sadfishing.
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