By Linda DeMers Hummel My job was to answer call-in questions that homeschooling parents had. Our company wrote the curriculum, so we were supposed to have all the answers, and usually I did. Math questions outnumbered all others, and I did my best with the Pythagorean Theorem, which was a […]
Education
Teacher Receives Sweetest Note Ever and We’re Not Blubbering, You Are
I’m a teacher, and it’s a tough gig, y’all. But this post isn’t about that. This post is about how the smallest of gestures can make a career. YES, A CAREER. And Twitter user @mainey_maine knows all about that. On April 24, he posted a picture of a heartfelt letter […]
Five Reasons Teachers Lose Their Minds for Free Movie Tickets
By Tessa Adams of Family Footnote Recently, a very generous movie theater has offered one free movie ticket per day to teachers as a spring break gift. And teachers are reposting, forwarding, sharing, and spreading this good news throughout our city. This euphoric response may be perplexing to outsiders. I’ve […]
Teacher Pulls Hysterical April Fool’s Prank on Students, Proves He’s the Coolest Educator Ever
Elementary teacher Joey Dee (whose exact identity and location we’ll leave to mystery to 1.) prevent him from having to fend off adoring fans Monday, and 2.) help him maintain some semblance of privacy, a professional necessity for educators) pulled the funniest April Fool’s prank on his unsuspecting fourth grade class. […]
School Accused of Suspending Student for Selling ‘Sex Toys’ Speaks Out to Clear the Record
Imagine getting a call from your kid’s school stating your child has been suspended … for selling SEX TOYS. That’s undoubtedly the feeling that overcame these Racine, WI parents when they learned their daughter, a student at Trinity Lutheran School in Racine, had been suspended for selling what they claim […]
Betsy DeVos’s Confirmation Is Not Shocking. It’s Further Proof We Need Your Help Now More Than Ever.
Betsy DeVos is now Secretary of Education. I’d love to say I’m surprised, or shocked, or even outraged. But instead, I’m just tired. You see, Betsy DeVos’s win, if you can call it that, is nothing new to seasoned educators such as I. We’ve seen our fair share of Betsy […]
My Son Doesn’t Play Soccer and That’s Ok
By Laura Russin of ManVsMommy I’m sitting, happily gazing at my son during a swimming lesson. Down he goes, and then out pops his little face adorned with a satisfying grin. I, too, am beaming with pride at his success—you see, until recently, his Sensory Processing Disorder made it impossible for […]
According to a Utah High School’s Horribly Sexist Assignment, I Am an Awful F**king Date
A Salt Lake City mother posted a photo of her teenager’s homework assignment on Facebook, and we are both appalled and not surprised at the same time. The “Purposes of Dating” lesson plan is part of Utah Education Network’s (UEN) Adult Roles and Financial Literacy curriculum. The “Girls Paper [sic]” […]