By Jason | March 25, 2012 at 12:38 pm | No comments
Mark Holzshu understands the age-old debate as a parent who's also a teacher at Queens Lake Middle School . “I have a daughter in the fourth grade, and some nights her homework seems overwhelming,” he said in an ...
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By kcaskins | March 25, 2012 at 12:37 pm | No comments
More than 900 students at a New Jersey middle school have been told no more hugging.
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By kcaskins | May 17, 2011 at 2:01 am | 2 comments
Robert Balfanz spoke on a panel May 12 at a Department of Education Policy Briefing, “Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path,” along with Deborah Kasak of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, ...
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Recognizing...
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By Jason | May 14, 2011 at 8:06 pm | No comments
Picture of the Day: Teacher's Day Smiles.
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By kcaskins | May 11, 2011 at 9:32 pm | No comments
in the middle of spanish class everybody in the room started throwin up gang signs & yellin "loco leftside". spanish teacher looked like
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in the middle of spanish class everybody in the room started throwin up gang signs & yellin "loco...
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By kcaskins | May 10, 2011 at 7:31 am | No comments
Nichols Middle School 6th grade math and science teacher Carla Stone received some unexpected visitors in her class this week as fellow educators and school administrators surprised her with one of the area's top teaching awards. ...
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By kcaskins | May 9, 2011 at 8:20 pm | No comments
brute-forcing my way through the last month of my education . my middle-finger salutes you.
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brute-forcing my way through the last month of my education. my middle-finger salutes...
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By kcaskins | May 8, 2011 at 8:31 pm | No comments
Patrick Ledesma is a National Board-certified teacher and School Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, where he focuses on instructional-technology integration and special education at the middle school level.
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By kcaskins | May 8, 2011 at 10:28 am | No comments
RT @Respect_JB : Teacher : Why are you talking in the middle of my class?
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RT @Respect_JB: Teacher: Why are you talking in the middle of my class? Student: Why are you talking in the middle of my...
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By kcaskins | May 8, 2011 at 8:43 am | No comments
Every day before class, Visitacion Valley Middle School students pass an informal memorial known as the “R.I.P. wall,” a reminder of trouble that awaits them when the afternoon bell rings.
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Meditation program mends troubled Visitacion Valley Middle School...
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