Research Associate in Child Development & Human Relations
Research Associate in the field of Child Development & Human Relations
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... “What is your occupation?” she probed.
What made me say it, I do not know? The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development & Human Relations”
The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair & looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field?”
Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research, (what mother doesn’t), in the laboratory and in the field, (normally I would have said indoors and out).
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— Leon Brooks, "Just Mum" Leon Brooks, 2006-09-19
Schools
- Biella Coleman, "Wikipedia in the classroom or not" Interprete, 2007-01-30
Video Games
Watching TV or playing video games should be limited to 4 hours a day and on weekends (Eric Bangeman, "Study says no video games on school nights" ars technica, 2006-10-02 ), (samzenpus, "No Video Games on School Nights" Slashdot, 2006-10-05 ).
Sports
A school was banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable (CmdrTaco, "School Bans 'Tag'" Slashdot, 2006-10-19 ).