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Tag Archives: teachers
Are Fines and Jail Time Appropriate Consequences for Truancy?
Wow. What do you guys all think of this? I always tried to make it a practice of not taking my kids out of school for dental or doctor appointments. Really any appointments of any kind. I’m still trying to understand how a … Continue reading
Posted in missing school, truancy
Tagged children, illness, kids, missing school, school, teachers, truancy
5 Comments
Schoolgirl kept in ‘isolation’ after dying hair red
What do you all think of this? Being I worked in a school, I know how some things seem silly but when you’re in a situation, things are different.
What Would You Do?
This question seems to be getting more and more popular. Or maybe it’s just popular among my FB friends, I don’t know. Or maybe it’s just me, because I’ve become a crotchety old Grammar Nazi. There is an educator in … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, professional behavior, teachers
Tagged correspondence, grammar mistakes, professional, teachers
11 Comments
What’s your take on this??
What does everyone think of this story?
Posted in D'Avonte Meadows, zero tolerance
Tagged children, kids, punishment, school, songs, teachers
15 Comments
Police handcuff 6-year-old student in Georgia
Let’s toss this around a little bit. What do you think about it. Here’s the police officers account of things. Also listen to what the parents have to say on the lower left side. I see this on many different … Continue reading
Posted in georgia 6 year old, Uncategorized
Tagged georgia 6 year old, learning, opinion, police, school, teachers
6 Comments
What do you think of homework?
Check out this article and tell us what you think. I’m a fan of homework as long as it’s not too much. I do think going over spelling words and grammar work and a few math problems is a good idea. Not … Continue reading
Longer School Day Is Bad For Kids
What do you think of this idea? Do you think kids should have more hours of school each day? Do you think it’s good now or do you think they should go less? What do you think of a 4 … Continue reading
Overreaction or Right On?
As a mom, there are very few things I wouldn’t do to protect my son. Of course, I consider myself to be more on the “Free Range” side of the fence, so my idea of “protection” falls more within the … Continue reading
Posted in school
Tagged criminal acts, kids, molestation, school, sexual abuse, teachers
11 Comments
Do College Coaches Have Too Much Power?
After the Penn State ordeal, do you feel coaches have too much power over what goes on in colleges? Who do you feel should be in charge? Do you think colleges should be more about learning and less about sports? … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, emotions, feelings, good question, opinions, people, questions, sports, sportsmanship, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, choices, coaches, college sports, colleges, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, opinions, people, questions, sports, sportsmanship, teachers, things
7 Comments
What do you think?
What do you think of this? A public school teacher allegedly posted disparaging comments about homosexuality on her Facebook page. Do you think this is okay? What should be the consequences?
Joe Paterno
Do you think this was the right move…or do you believe Joe Paterno should have been allowed to retire at the end of this season?
Posted in abuse, adults, behavior, child abuse, childhood, children, emotions, feelings, games, Joe Paterno, kids, laws, people, professional behavior, rape, sadness, school, sex, teachers, things, thoughts
Tagged abuse, adults, behavior, child abuse, childhood, children, college football, emotions, feelings, games, Joe Paterno, kids, laws, people, professional behavior, rape, sadness, school, sex, sexual abuse, teachers, things, thoughts
22 Comments
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
15 Comments
Are History Lessons Being Neglected?
Is history important to you? I’ve always loved history. Mostly American history but I really do love all history. So when I read this, it made me feel bad. Who decides what gets taken out of our classroom curriculum’s? Remember when … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, history, kids, life, opinions, people, school, teachers, teaching, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, history, kids, life, opinions, people, school, teachers, teaching, things
8 Comments
Should the same rules apply to boys and girls?
I got into a “discussion” yesterday with my mom about this. She said that boys and girls are different and boys can say no. I said NO teacher should have sex with a student no matter what sex they are … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, kids, laws, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
Tagged behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, law, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
6 Comments
What’s your take?
What’s your take on this?
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
What do you think?
What do you think of this? Where do you think you’d rank?
Can we blog about whatever we want to?
When I was reading through the news when I got up this morning, this is an article I saw and it really left me wondering. I keep thinking “well, on the other hand” and “if it were my child” or “it’s … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, job, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things
12 Comments
Silly Bandz, the newest fad
Okay, I’ll admit it. I never heard of these things until one day, I think it was Nikki who said something about them laying all over her house and then JAM and MSSC chimed in that they also have them … Continue reading
Why Are School Supplies So Specific?
I thought this was a really Good Question the other night. But as I read, I got a little confused by the end of the article and about the whole “pooling of supplies.” But, I’ll get to that later. Okay … Continue reading
Is 16 to young to drive?
Last week we had a couple of very tragic accidents claiming the lives of many of our young people. Here is the news story of one of them. Several things came out after this article. There was no alcohol involved … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, differences, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, Uncategorized, vehicles
Tagged accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, vehicles
35 Comments
Zero Tolerance
I got this from someone I know who reads here but doesn’t comment much. They wanted our view on this. We’ve all heard of “zero tolerance” and I think we’ve discussed it here before. I think at this point, most people … Continue reading
Food fights have sure changed
This story was brought to my attention by SKL. “A 13-year-old girl who threw vegetables in a cafeteria worker’s face sparked a fist-fight that ended with criminal charges being filed against the worker, who apparently didn’t find the incident very … Continue reading
Posted in adults, anger, behavior, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fights, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, anger, behaviors, cafeteria, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fight, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, students, teachers, things
19 Comments
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