Tag Archive for education
‘You Are Not Special’...
Book: ‘You Are Not Special and Other Encouragements’ by David McCullough Jr
Flashback: You Are Not Special...
David McCullough Jr (2.2 million views on YouTube)
This Policy Could Help Parents Afford...
College tuition $30,000 per year at a private university and $22,000 per year at a public school
H.S. Yearbook Includes Section On Teen...
1 in 10 new moms is a teen. Only about 50% of teen mothers have a high school diploma
Less Than 40% of H.S. Seniors...
7% of Black Seniors tested at grade level in math, and just 16% are considered proficient in reading
Rush Limbaugh Wins Author Of The Year...
NY Times children’s bestseller list for 27 weeks and counting “Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims”
DC Schools: $29,349 Per Pupil, 83% Not...
In these assessments, the scores of students from charter schools were removed….
Flashback: Finishing Well…...
What sentiments to give them in their last few weeks before moving on into the great unknown
Parents Protest Graphic Sex-Ed Book
The book called, “It’s Perfectly Normal,” is for kids 10 and up
New Sex-Ed Policy For Broward Schools?
5-12 HPV, dating violence, abstinence, sexting and social media to sexual orientation, gender identity and contraceptive options
Cops: Senior Prank Turns Into Vandalism
60 Teens Arrested After Senior Pranksters Break Into New Jersey School, Urinate in Hallways
Middle School Pot Cookie Plot In Home...
Two of the students were charged with felony, while the two other teens are each facing a misdemeanor
Graduation Banquet Idea!
…..reminding our seniors to stay rooted in Christ. Maybe you can steal the idea for your ministry!
Life Is Stressful Enough Let Kids Be...
School Cancels Kindergarten Play So Kids Can Focus on College Prep
Will Prosecuting Parents Help Solve&...
“High school dropouts are eight times more likely to end up in state prison than high school graduates,”
What’s Changed Since Columbine?
15 years after the Columbine shootings, a look at the numbers
Brand Names That Appear In NY...
“Education, religion and civic life are places where brands are unwelcome,”
‘Punished For Teaching Science’
Popular Teacher Suspended for ‘Research and Development of Imitation Weapons’
Inappropriate Reading Assignments
Elementary Students given an adult-themed assignment on topics like infidelity and a mother losing her son to war
Shy, Teased, Isolated…Teen Killer?
“They just said things. They’d ride him and ride him, and today was the day that he snapped.”
Computerized Games Can Be Used To...
it does suggest that specially designed video games can cause desired changes in executive functions
Girl Who Helped Friend Survive Stabbing...
Gracey Evans applied pressure to friend’s knife wound
School Dress Code Suggested – For...
It’s hard for me to tell a child not to show up for school with hair curlers, pajamas or short shorts
Shops Get Financial Lift by Storing...
NY City prohibits students from carrying cellphones in public schools
Anonymous Social Media App Poses Dangers...
Regardless of any “anonymity”…do have the ability to trace messages back to the point of origin
Engineer Dad Confused By 2nd Grade...
Father’s response to common Core asignment gose viral
Teen Wins $70,000 After Being Forced To...
She dropped out of the school and is now being home schooled
Gang Of Teenage Girls Who Smacked Female...
Several tips came in… including some from high school principals who recognized the girls
Zero Tolerance Taken Too Far?
Student takes razor from classmate hurting himself, gets suspended and faces expulsion
To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let...
Teenagers are developmentally driven to be late to bed, late to rise
Teens Who Feel Supported At Home And...
“If we’re happy and content,” “we’re much more likely to sleep better than if we’re distressed and anxious and worried.”
Flashback: Homeschoolers Are Healthier,...
44.5% of students who attend traditional schools don’t get enough sleep
Duke Porn Star Belle Knox “I am still...
She has first year at Duke paid for
Duke Porn Star On Piers Morgan Interview
Women Can’t Win ‘In This Patriarchal Society’ (VIDEO)
School Of Rock For All High School...
Adding music to another subject helps students focus and engage more in the classroom
Teen Jailed 13 Days … Over A...
He was at the technical school where he was attending for firefighter training
Student, Parents Sue School District...
There is no first amendment right to yell “fire” in a crowded theatere…
Principal Banned Pro-life Display At...
The principal said the models showing the size of a fetus during a nine-month pregnancy went too far
Teachers Union Battles Proposed Ban On...
In fact, they don’t want to be told how to dress, period
3rd-Graders Caught Smoking Pot In Sonora...
“(I’m) shocked. To be in third grade and have their own pipe,”
Swift Response Before Transgender Teen...
The student acknowledged he had made up the story during the follow-up interview
Student Ordered To Pay $100,000 Over...
“When defamatory publications are made on social media it is common knowledge that they spread,”
Update: The Prodigal Daughter Who Sued...
“I don’t want your rules but I want everything and you to pay for it”
Young Students Attacking Teachers May Be...
Punched, kicked, scratched and bitten by students in New Haven, Connecticut
High school students rally to help math...
“really cares about helping people learn and really wants us to be our full potential.”
Frequent Cell Phone Use Linked to...
Linked to Anxiety, Lower Grades and Reduced Happiness
The Biggest Teen Facebook Mistake Ever
Daughter’s Facebook Brag Costs Her Family $80,000
study children of older fathers have...
Developing (ADHD) psychosis, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, substance abuse and failing grades in school
the educational future of 700 ny...
De Blasio Kicks 700 Kids Out of High-Performing Charter Schools
Dartmouth students: Mandatory...
“gender-specific and gender-neutral facilities. . .in every building on campus.”
Handshake to Headshake
Montreat College in North Carolina was spared a merger opposed by alumni and faculty
Duke Student By Day, Porn Star By Night
Shooting porn empowers me and brings me unimaginable joy
Former Yale IVY League Prof Exposes...
For decades, the Sexual Revolution has promoted the guilt-free, do-whatever-feels-right culture
Frequent School Moves May Harm Kids&...
Feelings of isolation can lead to brain changes that increase the risk of psychotic symptoms in vulnerable youngsters
SchoolChildren Exposed To Giant penis,...
“There were kids walking by and looking and being confused,”
Update: Board’s Statement on Montreat...
The Board of Trustees is meeting soon to consider closing Montreat College by June 30, 2014
Rockstar grandma
84-Year-Old Woman Who Waves To Students Each Day Gets A Valentine’s Day Surprise
College class requires students to...
“Hopefully this will get students comfortable knowing what condoms are.”
Montreat College’s future in...
Will school stay independent or merge with Point?
Americans: ‘Self-Absorbed and...
O’Reilly Reacts to Startling Study About Americans
Family Threatens Lawsuit After Student...
He was suspended for five days, stripped of his class president title and banned from extracurricular activities
Students Getting High In School Using...
I’m not sure how widespread the use of vaporizers for marijuana is
Montreat College Sold For 40 Pieces Of...
Trustees willing to do whatever it takes to push merger…
Pupils As Young As Six Act Out Drug And...
I thought it was just a bit of swearing and some shooting…
Alabama Bill Would Require Reading Of...
If Congress can open with a prayer, and the state of Alabama Legislature can, I don’t see why schools can’t
Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids?
Our S.S lessons teach us to be good, and God will love us. It’s the total opposite of the gospel
Watch Bill Nye and Ken Ham Clash Over...
From Noah’s Ark and The Earth’s true age. 3 hour debate
Hacking Hack Schools To Make Them Work
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded a little over 1 million software developer (1,018,000) jobs in 2012
New York teachers turn on Common Core
a major blow for Common Core advocates who have been touting support from teachers as proof that the standards will succeed
On Masculinity and the War on Poverty
The answer is not to “raise boys like we raise girls,”
NZ: School Ditches Rules and Loses...
Society’s obsession with protecting children ignores the benefits of risk-taking
University of Rap
U of Missouri offering class on Jay Z and Kanye West’s Relationship, Poetry
Happy 10th Anniversary, D.C. School...
DCOSP found that students in the voucher program had a 91 percent graduation rate
School Counselor Shaves Away ‘Gang...
It’s frustrating because to me it seems like they think they got the power to do whatever they want
Prof corrects minority students’...
The act of correcting a black student was “micro-aggression,” according to the members of the student group
‘Duck Dynasty’ Inspires...
Students are now forming “Duck Dynasty Clubs” to pray before lunch at schools
students caught snorting Smarties candy
Portsmouth Middle School parents received an email late last week, warning them that the kids were snorting the candy
Parents upset by X-rated sex ed poster...
Stupid to teach children that vaginal and anal are examples of an abstinence-based curriculum
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