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We've got ten good reason schools shouldn’t be cutting arts budgets: these great songs about their hallowed halls. After all, if they eliminated music classes, who’s gonna write songs about how cool school is?

The “Egalia” preschool in Stockholm, Sweden is taking that nation’s goal of breaking down gender roles in early education to the extreme.

Not only are boys encouraged to play with toy kitchens, and girls with building blocks, but the pronouns “him” and “her’ (or “han” and “hon” in Swedish) are banned from usage.  Instead, everyone is refereed to with the invented pronoun of “hen.”

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I know most people think their child is gifted in one way or another. Otherwise, there wouldn't be "Brag Books". My JJ loves to read, he reads above his level, and can retain information from what he reads. My Sam is writing his own songs, sings with rock bands like KISS and AC/DC and can play with 60% acuracy on rock band. (Which means I'm in trouble now, both kids are going to be smarter than me and will never be in radio...) Sure, I think they are gifted, you may not, but here are some tips to see if your child or grand child is gifted.

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As a parent, you reserve the right to say what's right for your child.   Well, think again.

One public school in Chicago has banned home-packed lunches.  In other words, the children are required to eat the school's hot lunch

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15-year-old James Mond is being forced by his mother to stand on various Tampa, Florida street corners with a sign that details his poor GPA and bad score on an achievement test.

The sign encourages motorists to "Honk if I need an education."

Rhoda Holder says James will have to perform this task for a week, and believes her tough love will prevent her child from becoming a drop out.

Psychologist Stacey Scheckner, who My Fox Tampa spoke to, thinks this humiliating technique will backfire and result in James acting out more.

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