Recent Education Blog | Elementary School PostsSince When Is Biking To School a Crime?by Michele Cheplic21 Sep 2009 09:12 PMSince a school district in upstate New York made it one. Not surprisingly, the new bike ban is not sitting well with some local families. Has Your Child Ever Been Injured in Gym Class?by Michele Cheplic13 Sep 2009 10:38 PMI slammed my head and cut my lip during a high school gym class volleyball match... and I didn't cry. In fact, I was elated by my fate because it meant that I would be afforded a week's worth of excused absences and didn't have to attend a class I despised. Is Gym Class Too Dangerous?by Michele Cheplic06 Aug 2009 09:12 PMForget about those reports that hail gym class as a savior in the war against childhood obesity. According to a new study, injuries to American children enrolled in school physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007. Back-to-School Remindersby Michele Cheplic04 Aug 2009 08:23 AMIt may well be the most twisted example of irony parents experience each year: Interrupting a perfectly gorgeous summer day to go back-to-school shopping. Back-to-School Supplies: It's All About the Bagby Michele Cheplic19 Jul 2009 08:17 PMIf you don't know that back-to-school supplies are on sale right now, then you either don't have kids or you haven't been shopping in a while (or you haven't been reading my blog). Personally, even if I didn't have kids I would still hightail it to Wal-Mart (Kmart, Target, etc. Back-to-School Shopping Tipsby Michele Cheplic18 Jul 2009 08:12 PMSo much for summer! Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, heck, even my favorite supermarket have ditched their displays of sun chairs, sunscreen, sunglasses and sand toys to make way for back-to-school supplies. Kindergarten Teacher Arrested for Trashy Moveby Michele Cheplic17 Jul 2009 06:29 PMHmmm... guess I'll file this one under: Another reason I'm glad my daughter is attending half-day kindergarten this fall. Unexpected School: A Student's Worst Nightmareby Michele Cheplic09 Jul 2009 06:33 AMI guess I shouldn't be surprised that Wal-Mart has already started stocking its back-to-school supplies. So long beach towels and sun chairs. When the Gym Teacher Goes Nutsby Michele Cheplic20 Jun 2009 10:01 PMI think it was Woody Allen, who once wrote: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who can't teach - teach gym!" You might think that there is some truth to that statement after you learn what a gym teacher in New York did to land himself in hot water. 10-Year-Old Truant Gets Pardon From President Obamaby Michele Cheplic12 Jun 2009 09:28 AMIt's one thing to play hookey and get caught, but finagling a way to get the President of the United States to write your teacher a note excusing your absence, now that's something to tell your kids about. Recent Blog Comments K_REY_C says... "Yes, trust is a very important component of all of this." |
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