Hello there and welcome to Thursdays edition of the Levy Letter. The weather seems to have brightened up today. The beginning of the week seemed really dull so luckily it has been getting better. I do think that the weather can affect peoples moods. Do you feel happier when the sun is shining? Get in touch; you can email me on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bring back the Birch Well I mentioned in yesterdays Levy Letter that one in five teachers would like to see the cane brought back for extreme cases. Well this topic has really got your attention. Bill got in touch with me and mentioned These punishments made us respect our elders and authority. Today there seems to be no respect for people or property, birch the offenders at half time on the local football pitch, so their mates can see what they will get if they don't toe the line. Thanks for that one Bill. Gina also got in contact to say that Whilst I was at school the cane was used but not often, I know I lived in terror of doing something that would warrant such a punishment and also noticed that the regular offenders didn't seem affected by it. The conclusion must be that the threat can be a deterrent to those on the border of offending but to those who offend regularly it does not deter. She also said that Having worked in schools for 20 years as a school caretaker until I retired I saw the behaviour deteriorate as the power that teachers had was taken away. However Peter Hyde got in touch with his thoughts and the problems that occur if it was brought back, The trouble is the use of it and when it is appropriate. Some male AND female teachers can tend to bully and threaten. Extreme cases YES general use NO. So it really is a mixed bag of reaction. What do you think? Id love to hear any more thoughts you have on this story. Happy Birthday Blue Peter Well one of the longest running childrens TV show Blue Peter celebrates its 50th Birthday today! Tonights edition will show past and present presenters meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace and will have a live fireworks display. I think Blue Peter has to be one of those programmes that anybody of any age will have a memory of. Mine has to be all those amazing things that the presenters managed to make out of sticky back plastic! Did you attempt to make the Thunderbirds Tracy Island?! Do get in touch with me in the usual way, Id love to hear from you. Keep on Surfing Ive been reading that surfing the internet is good for you especially if you are middle aged or older. A research team from the University of California in Los Angeles found that searching the net stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning. The team also suggest that this activity might even help to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down. So the next time you are on the internet and reading the Levy Letter remember that it could be good for you! Thats all from todays Levy Letter. I hope you will join me for Look North tonight. Take care, Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. Your email address will be held by the BBC and kept confidential, and will only be used in relation to this newsletter. You will be given the option to unsubscribe from this newsletter each time you receive it. Please visit the BBC's Privacy & Cookies Policy (www.bbc.co.uk/privacy) for more information.
