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Tag Archives: schools
Ads on Public Vehicles?
This has been coming up more and more lately, as budgets are squeezed – supposedly by the horrid economy. This particular story says that the city of Baltimore is considering putting advertising on the sides of their fire trucks, to … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, politics
Tagged fire trucks, police cars, public advertising, schools
5 Comments
Pay for Absence?
On one hand, we have schools paying kids for perfect attendance. And now, we have schools requesting a “donation” every time you keep your child home from school. Parents in Orange Unified School District (Orange County, CA) received a letter … Continue reading
No American Flags on Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, it turns out, was NOT the battle for Mexican Independence. It was a small battle in a small community in Mexico, and Corona Beer found out about it and turned it into a massive (beer drinking) holiday…. … Continue reading
Posted in Political Correctness, school
Tagged American Flag, Cinco de Mayo, Political Correctness, schools
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Language immersion schools
What do you guys all think about this? I do know quite a few Canadian parents who chose to immerse their kids in French schools but I’m not familiar with all of these languages. What a huge choice. What other languages … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, kids, language, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, school, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, immersion language schools, kids, languages, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, schools, teachers, things
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Because ‘hold them accountable’ is Too Hard
Ok, this is one of those, “you have GOT to be kidding me. REALLY???” stories. Marshalltown is down near Des Moines, has around 27,000 residents. So it’s kind of a medium-ish town. At least in Iowa, it’s a medium-sized town. … Continue reading
Old Glory Takes Another Beating
Frankie Girard is an 11-year old by from Orange, Massachusetts. One day, he noticed that another child (a Jehovah’s Witness) in his class was not saying The pledge with the rest of the class. So Frankie asked him why he … Continue reading
Posted in America, arguments, art, art projects, education, school, Uncategorized
Tagged American Flag, Civil Rights, schools
6 Comments
Trouble in Wisconsin…how do you weigh in?
I don’t want to get all “political” on anyone or start a big war. Let’s even leave politics out of it. How do you feel about what’s going on in Wisconsin with the rioting and the senators all leaving the state to avoid voting … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, democrats, fighting, government, kids, laws, loyalty, opinions, people, republicans, responsibility, school, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse of power, behavior, children, choices, democrats, fighting, government, kids, laws, loyalty, opinions, people, republicans, responsibility, schools, senators, teachers, things, unions, Wisconsin governor
9 Comments
Condom Outrage
Veterans Memorial Schools in Provincetown, Massachusetts, has unanimously passed a controversial new school policy. All students, regardless of grade or age, will have access to free condoms. All they have to do is ask. And when they do ask, they … Continue reading
Posted in education, school, sex, teenagers, today's times, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, behavior, children, schools, sex
19 Comments
Doing what’s right for ALL the kids
I’ve always stood behind public schools. Maybe because I worked in one for so many years. Maybe because I’ve had pretty good luck with them and my boys were happy there “for the most part.” I’m not really sure. It … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, parent's, people, problems, school, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, learning, memories, parent's, people, problems, schools, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
40 Comments
Wrong side of the Tracks
Everyone has heard that saying right? So and so is from the wrong side of the tracks. Well our town has that when it comes to our schooling and the price of living. Our town has roughly 15,000 people in … Continue reading
Posted in changes, childhood, children, choices, differences, educating, education, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, future, kids, memories, neighborhood, parent's, people, politics, school, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged changes, childhood, children, choices, differences, educating, education, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, future, kids, memories, neighborhood, parent's, people, politics, schools, special ed, teachers, things
16 Comments
Time out rooms in schools
When I saw this on the news the other night, my heart just about broke. This poor little boy. He’s a 4th grader and was put in one of these rooms for sometimes most of the day. The school “employee” … Continue reading
Posted in anger, behavior, children, choices, dangers, fears, feelings, humiliate, kids, learning, life, mistakes, parent's, people, school, teachers, time outs
Tagged anger, behaviors, children, choices, dangers, fears, feelings, humiliate, kids, learning, life lessons, mistakes, parent's, people, schools, teachers, time outs
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