Hi Emilce,
I was interested in your email and tried to follow up the links you
gave, but my browser didn't succeed with either of them - can you
provide more details? - after all the story seems to date from 2001.
Regards,
Ursula
> I have just returned from a stint as casual research officer (to being
> redundant in my current library project, but hey, what's new in this
> profession). After having seen how successfully the British Army is
> running a project for disaffected pupils, perhaps they should come in and
> run libraries ?
>
> Read further:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1205501.stm
>
> http://society.guardian.co.uk/practice/story/0,8115,451083,00.html
>
> Short sharp shock
>
> When he visited an army training scheme for disaffected children, John
> Crace expected a boot camp. Instead, he found a surprising success story
>
> Tuesday March 13, 2001
>
> I suppose it was inevitable really. At the first hint of an emergency, the
> government is generally quick to announce its plans to send in the troops
> to mop up the floods or drive the ambulances and fire-engines. So the only
> surprise is that it is has taken this long for the army to be sent into
> schools.
Ursula McKean
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