It seems that I should stand corrected on a previous article that was written. That article pertained to the code of ethics that Arkansas passed for teachers. In that code I had information about the possibility of teachers being reprimanded for acts carried out with students. However, I was not under the impression that the code also affected the private life of teachers when students were not involved. Thankfully, I was corrected on this issue in one of the comments that was left by a reader. In that comment the reader stated that the first version of the code allowed … Continue reading →

Several schools and education programs have been designed to address and help prevent teen pregnancies. However Gloucester High is facing something that I do not think anyone really expected or prepared for happening. The school in Massachusetts realized that there was a problem when an unusually high number of girls began visiting the school clinic as early as October of last year to take pregnancy tests. Some of the girls returned several times and actually even acted a little disappointed when they discovered that they were not pregnant. By summer vacation seventeen girls ages 16 and younger were pregnant. After … Continue reading →

It seems that everywhere we look in education, the requirements are toughing and higher standards are being placed into lower grade levels. While kindergarten children are now learning to read and seventh and eighth grade children are taking high school math courses, high school students are also facing tougher requirements to graduate. Just recently, seventh grade students in Tennessee attended meetings with their parents about new graduation requirements for high school diplomas. Michigan too is seeing some new standards placed into the high school credit requirements for a graduating diploma. Some students feel that they are being forced to fit … Continue reading →

During the 16th annual ExploraVision awards, students from grades kindergarten through twelfth grade had the opportunity to show their talent, make their dreams come true, and win some cash. The students at the National Press Club are all inventors. The students bring their ideas and inventions for the judges to examine. Through judging, the judges are looking for ideas that can be used in the future and possibly created within the next twenty years. Among some of the ideas presented were a football game for blind players, a spray that would make healthy foods taste better, and a plan for … Continue reading →

The weather can cause quiet a strain over our lives. This uncontrollable factor seems to create our daily plans and influence our lives more than any other. In fact, the weather conditions can even be a great influencing factor when it comes to educating our school children. Schools close and cancel classes due to snow and blizzard icy conditions. They close due to tornados and storms. They close due to flooding. And now schools have closed early due to too much sunshine. Connecticut has been experiencing extreme heat conditions over the past few days. Many schools decided Monday that it … Continue reading →

Middle Tennessee State University is trying to open up the world to its incoming freshmen through a summer reading adventure. The Summer Reading Program is encouraging the faculty and staff of the university to incorporate the book “Three Cups of Tea” into their curriculum and discussion this fall. All incoming freshmen (and new students I suppose) are required to read the book before beginning classes in the fall. The full title “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time” is written by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The adventure began in 1993 … Continue reading →

It seems that the number of parents interested in enrolling their children in private education is increasing. The Educational Records Bureau gives a test to four and five year old children who are interested in beginning private kindergarten. The number of children that were tested took a 15% from last year. The number in New York City rose to 3100 kindergarten children. While over 3,000 students wish to attend a private school, only about 2400 private kindergarten spots are available according to the records of the Independent School Admission Association of Greater New York. All private schools in the area … Continue reading →

I was somewhat surprised to even know that this program exists, however it seems that not only does it exist it has been very successful and seen much growth this past year. Teach for America is a program that examines the students at colleges and recruits the top graduates for two years of teaching at public schools that find it hard to staff teachers. Many of these schools are in low income areas where teachers do not stay long. This past year the program encountered a huge growth. The program will see around a 28% increase in teachers placed from … Continue reading →