Answer the following questions about your partner without speaking to them or communicating withthem at all. By just looking at them, write down a response you think best fits the question. If you feel uncomfortable about a question, just leave it blank. 1. What kind of music does he/she listen to? 2. Does he/she drink… Read more »
As the eyes of America’s basketball fans focus on the annual March Madness over the NCAA basketball tournament, it is important to remember the impact that the game has on countless Americans. No, I don’t mean the advertisements that entice us to buy a particular kind of shoe or drive a certain car. I mean… Read more »
Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake by Ann Tompert Borning Room by Paul Fleischman Catwings by Ursula LeGuin A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 64-82) Dawn by Molly Bang Dick Whittington and His Cat retold by Eva Moore Dogger by… Read more »
A friend is what we want to be We’ll treat each other respectfully We can help each other grow Caring sharing it will show Differences develop us not divide Making us stronger side by side Now you be you, And I’ll be me Together we’ll get along famously Happy or sad, we don’t care We’re… Read more »
In School and Afterward There seems to be over whelming agreement that schools and teachers should play a major role in establishing honest environments. And responses to my previous column on the topic affirm that cheating isn’t limited to students. But let’s say that schools do all they can to ensure in integrity and there… Read more »
Pioneer Technology Ethics Form PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY USERS The use of computers, technology and the Internet at Pioneer Central is very much encouraged. Anyone who wishes to use computers, technology and the Internet has the responsibility of doing so in an ethical and legal manner. As a condition for… Read more »
TALLAHASSEE — It’s official: Along with play time, snacks and naps, Florida tots will now get a little high-brow entertainment each day. A law that Gov. Lawton Chiles signed Thursday requires all state-funded child care centers and preschools to play classical music and read to children for 30 minutes each day. Private day-care centers will… Read more »
Many of the greatest hero’s of all time knew that Fulfillment is not equal to personal Gratification. Each individual faces a constant struggle between immediate gratification and morality. The question we’re faced with is “What is the right thing to do?” A Hero’s purpose is always beyond their own self interest. They have always been… Read more »
This past fall semester, at Duke University, there were two sophomores who were taking Organic Chemistry and who did pretty well on all of the quizzes and the midterms and labs, etc., such that going into the final they had a solid ‘A’. These two friends were so confident going into the final that the… Read more »
University of California at Berkeley Extension is teaching one of the first courses aimed at giving administrators, parents and teachers answers to these problems. Taught by Ana Solomon, will include topics like copyright law, intellectual property, profanity, pornography, online etiquette, and gender issues related to technology. “In schools there needs to be some guidelines for… Read more »
