Things have gotten so dire for the budget of schools that churches are now praying for them. I only see one time to prayer, when things have gotten so bad that you can't turn to anybody else. Really? It's gotten that bad that we have to rely on a higher being? Welcome to...
Some parents pay $35,000 for a great education in high school yet pay an extra $35,000 for tutoring. Is this a new price for great education? The hard economic times plus the increasing wealth gap has caused quite an upstart in the education community. Siddharth Iyer...
In what is possibly a semi true statement, some parents are say that teachers and administrators are sending ACS (read child services) to parents in retaliation for complaints about them. Now here is where I draw the line. Most of the time, either the parent or the child is...
So it's finally come to this. Students scores directly linked to teacher performance. No qualitative evaluation, no systematic understandings, just plain old numbers. I am a numbers man (hence math and economics teacher) but seriously? Education is more than just test...
Numbers don't lie. We always hear that phrase when dealing with teaching and teachers. Teacher Data Reports, or TDR's, show student passing percentages with each teacher. However, are the data biased for under performing students? From Edwize: The specific...
In what seems like a step in the right direction, Walcott has vowed to reduce school principals paperwork. Now one could see this as a cut to the bureaucratic tape, or one could see this as less paperwork to fire a teacher. Who knows. At least there will be less killing...
In this article (as I am sure a lot of you will be angry about) talks about 500 teachers who are 'still teaching'. I find it kind of weird that the Post would say that the convicted teachers are still 'teaching' so I did some research. Some of the 'heinous' acts that the...
In a very interesting and provocative article, a young Quantel Lotts talks about wanting reprieve. Quantel killed his step brother at the age of 14 in a scuffle involving a hunting knife. Quantel is now 25 and in a maximum security prison. Should juvenile murders get a...
In what can be considered a bizarre story, a 7 year old special ed student was handcuffed due to him being a danger to both his peers and himself. He had been wetting himself all morning and became agitated. He started climbing up the school furniture and yelling. When the...
I am a firm believer in Jamie Oliver's crusade against poor nutrition in this country. He has fully exposed some of the education systems poor lunch options. I understand that a school must work within a budget and health standards, however, feeding our kids high sugar and...
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