Weighing Family Life The federal No Child Left Behind law of 2002 rates schools based on how students perform on state standardized tests, and if too many children score poorly, the school is judged as failing. But how much is really the school s fault? A new study by the Educational Testing Service which develops… Read more »
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. “ – James Hollingworth
In what may be the most unusual and admirable sportsmanship gesture of the year, two LSU football players published an open letter in their campus newspaper Daily Reveille urging the student body to cool it with their vulgar chants toward opposing teams at home games. Here is the letter by running back Jacob Hester and… Read more »
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Lawyer, Politician, first Governor-General of Pakistan – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
This process is used school wide to get together to discuss concerns or issues with students, work toward common goals, share ideas and develop curriculum. The staff is divided up according to goals, such as: Early Years, Literacy, Math, Difficult Children, etc. The PCL meets twice a month, once after monthly staff meetings and a… Read more »
“Teaching is the choicest of professions because everybody who is anybody was taught how to be somebody by a teacher.” – Author Unknown
Program helps kids keep a lid on anger Dedicated mentors teach young people ART of social skills December 26, 2006 LESLIE FERENC STAFF REPORTER Toronto, CANADA Mawuli Chai dwells in the place of possibilities and is focused on making this city better and safer for all. He’s doing it one kid, one neighborhood at a… Read more »
The story was told about Louis Armstrong, who as a small boy was asked by his Aunt, Miss Allie May, to go down to the river and fetch a bucket of water and bring it back. When he went down to the river he saw a pair of eyes looking at him out of the… Read more »
For crying OUT loud, it sure is confusing trying to make sense OUT of all the ways to use the word OUT. Before you re even OUT of diapers you learn that people can be OUT to lunch, start OUT on a trip, cry OUT with pain, dig OUT of a snow bank, turn OUT… Read more »
Is it crude to be rude? Yes, you say. Unfortunately, Americans are increasingly seeking to get their way with rude behavior, this according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. You may not have much control over the lame, inappropriate words and actions of adults you encounter at the Mall, in the bank, or walking… Read more »
