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THE gap between Australia's best and worst students is widening, and those at the top of the class are not performing as well as they did a decade ago.

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Sherrin talks on Greg Cary’s 4BC Morning Show – handling poor behaviour in the classroom, not all students suited to classroom education for years 11 and 12 and Australian children learning Asian languages.

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Will Gaunt, aged, 2 with trainer Dale White from Rip Fit tots go through their paces. Picture: The Sunday Mail

CHILDREN as young as two are lining up to join "toddler bootcamps" as chubby tots start the battle with the bulge.

Sarah Duggan combines part-time work with her studies.

WHEN Sarah Duggan turned 15, she vowed to have her own car by her 18th birthday, so she got a job. Three years on, Sarah has her car, although she had to borrow money from her parents to achieve her goal.

As a year 12 student at Mentone Girls' Secondary College, Sarah is among the 66 per cent of Australian girls in their last year at school who work part-time, compared with slightly more than half the boys.

She says she has been fortunate in working from the start for the same employer, the children's clothing company, Pumpkin Patch.

Should my child repeat?

Sherrin discusses how to make a wise decision

Sherrin discusses on Greg Cary’s 4BC Morning Show some issues in relation to viable learning pathways in the context of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Richard Branson all being DROP OUTS. Listen to some great info for parents. Listen… click here