Recent Education Blog | School Violence PostsBattling for Basic Educationby Michele Cheplic04 Sep 2009 02:06 PMThe next time your child complains about having to go to school, consider having him tune into PBS' Time for School 3. The 12-year documentary project chronicling the lives of young children desperately trying to secure basic education is as heart wrenching as it is informative. Spanking in Schoolby Michele Cheplic20 Feb 2009 11:36 AMI attended Catholic school back in the 70s, so being hit by a ruler-wielding nun was nothing out of the ordinary. These days I highly doubt many parents would warmly embrace Sister Rose Fatima's choice of discipline. Just ask parents in Chicago. Dating Violence in Schoolsby Mary Ann Romans07 Oct 2008 03:29 PMDating violence is becoming more and more common. Possessive boyfriends that become jealous, demanding, isolate young teen girls and then finally become violent with them are not usual even on school grounds. Anniversary of the Amish School Shootingby Mary Ann Romans02 Oct 2008 11:54 PMJust two years ago today, the country watched in horror as it was reported that a lone gunman infiltrated a one-room Amish schoolhouse and went on a massacre that left five girls dead and five others wounded. Freeport Students Get Involved in Year End Fightsby Lyn Newton24 Jun 2008 05:55 AMIt seems that one high school end of the year tradition has turned foul. Freeport High School students in Long Island have made it a tradition to take part in an end of the year water fight. How Serious Should A Young Child's Threats be Taken?by Lyn Newton31 Jan 2008 04:56 PMYoung children see and hear many things that their little eyes and ears are not ready for hearing and seeing. They are exposed to adult talk, inappropriate songs, and less than pure television shows. In many cases they repeat the things that they hear and see. When a Threat is Made...by Lyn Newton31 Oct 2007 01:23 PMSchool violence and shootings are becoming more and more common. In fact they are so common that teachers can no longer assume that the gun actions of imaginative boys is innocent. Words of shooting and death cannot be ignored or taken lightly. Signs of a Dangerous or Distressed Childby Lyn Newton23 Apr 2007 05:39 AMWith much school violence circling our society, I began wondering why teachers are not given more instruction on how to identify a potentially dangerous child. I also pondered on why teachers are not supported when they report a child that they feel is potentially dangerous. Recent Blog Comments K_REY_C says... "Yes, trust is a very important component of all of this." |
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