If you’re a teacher, or love a teacher, or even know a teacher, you may have an idea why Katie Pearson, 1st grade teacher at Blue Haze Elementary School in Fort Worth, TX, cried five times the other day. You may know the load teachers carry as they fight the pressures of standardized tests and […]
Education
Online Grade Books Are Dangerously Stressing Students, Parents, and Teachers
lf you have a child in middle or high school, you’re probably familiar with online grade books: Those instant-access tools that offer students and parents immediate updates on grades and even upcoming assignments and assessments. And while their intent is a positive one — to offer stakeholders access to as much information as possible to […]
Mom Calls Out High School Assignment for Rape Culture and We Applaud Her
Wisconsin resident Charity Eigenberger was shocked to find a problematic assignment in her sophomore’s backpack. Her son, who attends Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, watched a teaching video about sexual assault and was subsequently asked a very unnerving question: “What could the victim have done differently to have avoided her sexual assault?” Holy victim-blaming, Batman. I […]
Keep Your Jesus Lovin’ Candy Canes Out Of This School, Says Principal
Yep, you heard me right. Jennifer Sinclair, a school principal at the Manchester Elementary School in Nebraska, is making headlines after sending out a memo to her staff prohibiting Christmas-related symbols. What kind of “symbols,” you ask? Well, candy canes for starters because “the shape is a ‘J’ for Jesus.” According to FOX 42, Principal […]
Tales of a Fourth-Grade Letdown
By Jacqueline Miller of Boogers Abroad My fourth-grader gets a weekly homework list with five assignments. For each task completed and signed off upon, he earns points from his teacher to save up for a prize. It’s an unconventional, rewards-only system for those willing to put in a little extra effort on their own time […]
OH School No Longer Allowing Religious Exemption For Vaccines Amidst Outbreaks
A private school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio is cracking down on anti-vaxxers who cite religious reasons for not having their children vaccinated. The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, which serves over 1,000 students from preschool to high school, sent a letter home to parents earlier this month informing them that religious exemption will no longer be […]
NJ Teacher Tells 1st Graders Santa Isn’t Real, Parents Say, ‘Hold My Earrings’
A substitute teacher out of New Jersey apparently told a class full of first graders that Santa isn’t real, prompting parents everywhere to scream, “Hold my earrings!” According to Patch.com, the sub, working at Cedar Hill School in Montville on Thursday, revealed this “truth” to the class after parent Lisa Simek says the sub asked […]
Anti-Vaxxers Cause Largest Chickenpox Outbreak In North Carolina In Decades
In this edition of “Why Vaccines Matter,” a private elementary school is experiencing the largest outbreak of chickenpox in the state of North Carolina since the vaccine was introduced twenty-three years ago. To date, at least 36 students at the Asheville Waldorf School in Asheville, N.C. have been diagnosed. The school is home to 152 […]