We form coteries as we stretch before class or in the humid euphoria of the dressing room afterward, chatting and complaining and comparing notes about teachers, and somehow this coalesces into intimacy.
And lest students start feeling lost and on their own, a student union of sorts is planned, where students can meet online to swap notes and talk about their teachers.
He added that he personally would favour making history compulsory to 16, but the report notes that this would require an extra 10, 000 history teachers.
The new tablet is powered by Intel's Atom system on a chip and can run Windows 8 Snap Mode, allowing students and teachers to easily multi-task between two applications, such as interacting with a remote teacher via Skype while taking notes in Microsoft OneNote.