Recent Education Blog | January 2009 PostsPink Haired Student Gets the Boot and College Co-eds Make the Most of Bad Weatherby Michele Cheplic26 Jan 2009 03:50 AMStrep throat and the flu have been going around, but that's not what has kept 11-year-old Natasha Rzanca out of Sawyer Elementary School for more than a week. The Michigan fifth-grader isn't sick nor has she been suspended. Teachers Speak Out About Obama Inaugurationby Michele Cheplic22 Jan 2009 11:51 AMAs I mentioned in a previous blog, thousands of public and private school teachers around the country allowed their students to put down their books on Tuesday to watch history being made. Schools Using Obama Inauguration as Teaching Toolby Michele Cheplic19 Jan 2009 10:06 AMAt noon tomorrow hundreds of thousands of children living on the East Coast will put down their books and lunch trays and gather in front of massive television screens to watch history unfold. Father Makes PTA Historyby Michele Cheplic14 Jan 2009 01:00 PMWhen was the last time you saw a dad at a PTA meeting? Apparently, males are scarce at most Parent-Teacher Association meetings, which is why the appointment of Charles J. Saylors as the new president of the educational organization is making headlines around the country. A School By Any Other Nameby Michele Cheplic07 Jan 2009 04:19 AMWhat's a six letter word for the place your children go each day to learn important life lessons? It's not a trick question. The answer is SCHOOL. Unless, of course, you live in the United Kingdom. Students attending Watercliffe Meadow Primary in Sheffield, UK no longer attend "school. Recent Blog Comments K_REY_C says... "Yes, trust is a very important component of all of this." |
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