Sierra, Kassidy, and Haley Yeckes are triplets that attended Valley High School in Las Vegas. But none of the girls really seemed to have much interest in school, they were failing their classes and had some issues with attendance. The girls relied on each other and were defensive to any authority figures. The girls’ mother …
Teachers have a public life and a private life. As a teacher, you should be mindful that your students may find out about the things you do when you are not at school thanks to social media. Lydia Ferguson’s students have started a petition to end her suspension after a ‘racy’ photo of her was …
If your school district wanted to bring back paddling for students who misbehave, would you support it? A school district in Texas has brought corporal punishment back to school, and those who misbehave will be paddled! Studies done on corporal punishment have not shown that it is effective in helping students focus better or get …
Back to school time is here! That is a relief for some and sad for others. Our society puts our faith and hopes in people that play professional sports or sing in rock bands. Those people do have a place in our society, but they should not be looked up to as heroes. Firefighters, nurses, …
A teacher at Burns Middle School was placed on administrative leave for asking the students to solve math problems that had some disturbing meaning and terminology. Here is the first question that appeared on the first math quiz of the school year for a group of eighth graders. Fox 10 reported that many parents were …
You send your child to school with lunch, so they have something to eat during the school day. Leeza Pearson’s four-year-old daughter went to Children’s Academy in Aurora, Colorado with a homemade lunch every day. And every day, Natalie would come home starving. Turns out that Natalie’s teacher felt that the Oreo cookies Leeza had …
Natalie McDonald is a concerned parent that is warning those people who purchased a Monsters Inc cup from The Disney Store. Natalie’s 7-year-old daughter, Megan, got her tongue stuck in the lid of that cup at school. She had to be taken to a hospital for it to be removed – with a hacksaw and …
Eric Thomas is a critically acclaimed author, a famous speaker, educator, pastor and an Audie Awards Finalist. Despite his success, this fifty one year old PhD holder has experienced several hardships since his childhood. His setbacks has inspired him to be a motivational speaker. He speaks to people from professional sports teams, corporations and his fans and does …
Sydney Durkovich’s 11-year-old son, Jack, brought home candy from school. No big deal, right? Ordinarily, it wouldn’t be – but he brought home the candy in a package that was supposed to be used for medication (not candy) AND, the person who gave Jack the candy was his teacher. Jack came home with a blister …
The Head Start Program in Prince George’s County, Maryland is facing charges of child abuse. That is all kinds of wrong! A school system should be the last place you would expect child abuse. Here is what happened – a three-year-old student at Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center had an accident at nap time and …