Twitter was lit up with praise for LeBron James earlier this week as he opened his first school. The I Promise School opened Monday with around 240 students. LeBron James, already well known for his philanthropy, has followed through on his promise to help the youth of Akron. As more details have emerged, we have…
Share On May 25th Noblesville West Middle School was the site of a school shooting. There were only two injuries but if not for the actions of a courageous teacher, there may have been a significantly larger number of casualties. Noblesville is trying to make sure that such an incident doesn’t happen again. The school…
Share Social media is ubiquitous in the life of a modern teen. Students are never more than a click or swipe away from access to information and people all over the world. In the early days of the internet, this type of unprecedented access was heralded as a good thing. But with the advent of…
Share It is no secret that college is expensive. It is only becoming more expensive as the years go by. Obviously most of this cost is tied up in tuition. Another huge expense is room and board for students who stay on campus, but one of the more overlooked costs is the cost of course…
Share Field trips are supposed to be one of the more entertaining aspects of school, but in recent years they have become controversial. A quick Google search will reveal tons of stories about kids excluded from field trips. Look through any parenting forum and you will see a few posts questioning the legality of field…
Share We are midway through July and the feeling of dread is starting to set in for many teachers, for they know that in a couple of weeks their summer vacation is over. Professional development is coming up, soon after that, students return. Even if you love your job as a teacher, you will probably…
School shootings are on the rise in the United States. This past school year, the US averaged almost a shooting per week. Suggestions on what to do about school shootings have ranged from more gun control to better psychological evaluation.
For a classroom teacher, everything begins and ends with classroom management. Effectively managing classroom behavior can be the difference between having a bad lesson and a great lesson. For many teachers, it can be the difference between enjoying their job and hating their job. There is tons of research out there, yet classroom management is consistently one of the biggest struggles teachers have.
If you are a teacher, then chances are you have dealt with many different types of parents. There are many actions parents take that teachers find annoying. You have the parents that never think their kids do anything wrong. You have the helicopter parents that are over-involved. By far, the most difficult parents to deal with are the ones from which you hear nothing at all.
Have you ever heard of the “angry black man/woman” stereotype? You know the one that alleges black people are quicker to anger than other people? It has been a frequent topic of discussion in every arena from law enforcement, to reality TV, to the workplace. It may be time to have that conversation in education as well.