Internet News August 2011

There has been more news this month than I expected although it is mainly announcements of fundraising, nothing really meaty about Conductive Education.

Perhaps those days have gone.


http://www.ovb-online.de/land/petoe-kinder-nehmen-abschied-1336456.html
News report of children moving up to mainstream school from CE Centre in Germany.


http://www.meetin.org/city/MEETinPITTSBURGH/EventsDetails.cfm?EventsID=115837
Fundraising for little girl in Pittsburgh


http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/bella-in-therapy-vacuum/story-fn8m0rl4-1226107347537
Parent of child rece4iving CE calls for Disability insurance in Australia


http://www.johnnyinadress.com/2011/07/conductive-education.html
Parent reports on CE sessions received by her son over three weeks and illustrates the progress he made


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10005475/school-report-clears-minister/
Minister cleared of doctoring report in Australia


http://www.gateleyuk.com/news-and-events/news/item/birminghams-business-community-pledges-support-for-gateley-fundraising-drive/
Birmingham law firm pledges support for Foundation for Conductive Education


http://www.givealittlesunshine.co.uk/1/post/2011/08/conductive-education-latest-update.html
A woman with Parkinson's disease blogs her experiences of CE.


http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/cerebral-palsy-discussions/general-support/2963626-conductive-education-treatment-for-people-with-cp
Conductor in Canada lists ways CE can help, calling it a treatment rather than an education


http://conductiveeducation.us/contactUs.php
Parents in US offer place for parents to join up and organise services.


http://www.afblakemore.com/blakemore-foundation/foundation-for-conductive-education
Blakemore Foundation supports Foundation for Conductive Education for three years


http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/08/07/funding-blow-for-north-east-heel-toe-charity-79310-29191247/
English centre loses funding for dyspraxia project


http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/call_for_support_for_cerebral_palsy_charity_1_2982236
Fund raising event for Buddy Bear charity in Northern Ireland


http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/128018783.html
Announcement of Purpose Society Conductive Education school plans for September


http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/08/21/parents-vow-to-help-children-s-charity-79310-29273738/
Parents will help CE centre, Heel and Toe, Durham, England, after funding cuts threaten closure.


http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9208152.Matthew_joins_the_jet_set/
Father and son participate in jet ski fundraising event for Heel and Toe


http://www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/en/carrytheflame/Nomination/?nid=637f1426-cae9-4e1f-8e0c-4310b4db6bf2
Parent who raised over £300,000 for her daughter to receive CE has been chosen to carry Olympic torch with LloydsTSB bank in 2012.


http://www.4-traders.com/ROYAL-BANK-OF-SCOTLAND-GR-4000712/news/ROYAL-BANK-OF-SCOTLAND-GROUP-NatWest-staff-hand-over-%A32000-to-Fareham-s-Rainbow-Centre-as-they-lau-13765544/
Royal Bank of Scotland present £2000 in support of Rainbow Centre, Fareham, England.


http://riddingfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/conductive-education.html
Parent blogs child's 2 week block of CE at March of Dimes, Toronto.


http://www.ryani.org.uk/?q=node/266
Boy with cerebral palsy raises money for his CE centre, Lighthouse Trust, Donaghadee, N. Ireland,
with his own triathlon - sailing, riding his bike and walking


http://beckybeach.net/?p=722
The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy will be holding The Muswell Hill Festival and Donkey Derby at Cherry Tree Wood, on Sunday 11th September 2011.


http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/loughborough-news/2011/08/30/rosemary-conley-to-mark-40-years-with-aerobathon-73871-29328545/http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/loughborough-news/2011/08/30/rosemary-conley-to-mark-40-years-with-aerobathon-73871-29328545/
Mammoth fund raiser for Steps CE Centre, Loughborough, UK announced.

Asking questions about Conductive Education

Giving an accurate, informative and easily understood explanation about Conductive Education is not the easiest thing to do. This week I found on the Internet the frequently asked questions with answers that was put up on the Foundation for Conductive Education website in 2000.

http://web.archive.org/web/20000607190055/http://www.conductive-education.org.uk/html/faq's.html

I passed this link on to Andrew who has been commenting on it too at

http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/08/faqs-for-2011.html

I presume the term FAQ is still commonly understood as many sites, especially those concerned with financial payments still have such a page.

This seems to me to be a good way of  getting the basics understood. It can provide succinct clear answers to questions about the philosophy, principles, terminology, use of the furniture and perhaps the most frequently asked question of all - 'Is it a therapy?'

There has been some discussion recently about the use of this term used to describe Conductive Education in the US so a new set of FAQs might just help to reinforce the facts and highlight inaccuracies commonly accepted. These could consider the use of the word orthofunction too and elaborate  the pedagogical  aspects as they are in 2011.

Leaving Twitter

After seeing that several people have had their Twitter accounts hacked in to I have been looking at this today and am going to deactivate my account as I don't use it much anymore  and don't want to deal with hackers.

After going round the houses a bit, I found it is possible to do this.


If you log in to your account as normal >choose profile from top menu > choose edit profile > choose account - scroll to very bottom and select deactivate account.

Hey presto, its gone! Full deactivation takes 30 days and it is possible to reinstate your account within that time if you change your mind.

Thanks to all my followers for signing up and I hope you will continue to check out this blog instead.

What will be known about Conductive Education in 2211?

I have just been to see the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold items ,which were found in an English  field by an amateur metal detector in 2009. This is an unique collection  and no-one has any idea yet what most of the pieces  are, or were, except they have military connections and no female jewellery was found with them.

http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/about

Such  beautiful, wonderful, intricate workmanship and who made it, used it etc,  is not yet known and may never be.

I wondered idly  if anyone hundreds of years hence will know what Conductive Education is or was, or anything about it, wonder what conductors did, or be able to find real accurate information about it.

When I got home I looked at Facebook.

Today arguments abound about whether its 'therapy' 'pedagogy' 'a sort of physiotherapy' done by conductors or therapists. At the moment there is a thread on Andrew Sutton's facebook page about this and how conductors are implementing their profession in the US under the rules and regulations concerning teaching there. 

Its a shame that a social networking site is used for such serious and important discussions where it can get lost amongs the effemural statemts on sleep loss and weekend partying.

Even so, I hope this shows that more conductors will  stand up for what they do, what its called, not just leave it to a few, that more will let the world know what they are doing and how, preparing to leave a lasting legacy of what is  real  and accurate.

Conductive Education news - what am I missing?

Last week I was sent a link to a German newspaper reporting the work of a parent-led centre in Germany and focussing on the transfer of children from the centre to a mainstream school.

http://www.ovb-online.de/land/petoe-kinder-nehmen-abschied-1336456.html

This made me realise that most of the news items I include in my monthly lists are in English and I must be missing those in other languages. Un fortunately my language skills are very poor so I have been sticking to what I know best, English. In an attempt to change I have set up some Google alerts which I hope will internationalise my lists not only with language but also include countries I would otherwise miss.

If anyone is aware of any news, reports etc that could be included in my lits please do forward the links to me.

Internet News August 2011

News over the past few weeks has been a little sparse and there  may be even less during the next month or so as many people have their annual holiday.


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/garethparker/post/861/comment/1

More news about the CE report in South Australia

http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/news/local-news/district-news/selby_charity_help_an_eggborough_boy_with_vital_therapy_1_3550504
Donation made to help boy continue with his CE at Paces, Sheffield, UK.



http://www.f-paper.com/?i546685-%22Conductive-Education%22-will-be-everywhere?
News of spread of Conductive Education in China

http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/you_re_the_best_1_1704688
Report of Cumbernauld boy travelling to Hungary for CE.

http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/9128128.Leap_of_faith_for_Timperley_dad/
Father of child with cerebral palsy to do charity skydive in aid of Rainbow House, Cheshire, UK.


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conductive-Education-Center-of-San-Francisco/190888804297175?v=info
New centre in San Francisco appears on Facebook

http://thinklocal.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-rainbow-centre-fareham/
Interview with new Chairman of Trustees at the Rainbow Centre, Fareham, Hants, UK

http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3213117
Report of residential camp being run by Strive Learning Centre for children in Canada


http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Parents-aim-boost-teaching/story-12940362-detail/story.html
Parents setting up a charity in Leicester, UK, to provide Conductive Education in the area.


http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/crook/9143018.Father_completes_fundraising_marathon_challenge/
Father runs marathon to raise funds for Percy Hedley Foundation, Newcastle, UK.

http://westernsprings.patch.com/articles/tws-hosts-unique-cerebral-palsy-benefit
The Center for Independence introduces its students and families to "Handicap This."


http://onroad.hu/hir/szerezzunk-oromet-peto-intezet-lakoinak.html
Brief note about the Peto Institute's work.


http://onroad.hu/hir/szerezzunk-oromet-peto-intezet-lakoinak.html
Offer for children from the Peto Institute to ride in a procession.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/Whats-on-in-Portsmouth/Charity-Events/201558-Are-You-Hungary-for-a-Challenge
Appeal for participants for a fundraising walk through Hungary in aid of the Rainbow Centre, Fareham, UK.


http://www.nba.com/magic/denton_omyf_073011.html
Centre in Florida receives donation



http://juditszathmary.blogspot.com/2011/07/unveiling-nonyes-warm-hands-in-game-of.html
News report of attempt to introduce CE to Nigeria posted on Judit Szathmary's blog

Conductive Education - getting it right?

Today a posting on Facebook by Andrew Sutton refers to a discussion thread about Conductive Education that has been written by mums of disabled children. Their knowledge of Conductive Education is patchy to say the least, with some of their comments based on hearsay rather than experience. Definitely inaccurate too, as 'pain' and 'therapy' are frequently referred to.

http://community.babycentre.co​.uk/post/a11845555/conductive_​education


I would like to hope that they come in contact with the mother whose latest blog posting gives a more accurate picture of Conductive Education and a clear description of it.

http://riddingfamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/conduction-education.html

This Canadian mum speaks for a lot of mothers I am sure, and I hope others will publicise their own experiences of just how good Conductive Education can be for a cerebral palsied child.