Boobies, Breasts, or Tatas?
Well… It got your attention, didn’t it? I guess that’s what the schools thought too. Distracting, possibly, but TOO distracting to be worn to school on a bracelet? I don’t know. I Love Boobies What...
View ArticleWho’s To Blame When Illinois Juniors Aren’t Ready For College?
I have to admit that I was surprised by a recent Chicago Tribune study that said that eight of 10 public high school juniors in Illinois aren’t ready for college classes in all subjects. I don’t think...
View ArticleA Reflection on High School Desegregation
This one goes out to everyone who thinks one or two people can’t make a difference… A Man You Should Know Someone pretty important passed away on September 5, 2010. It was Jefferson Thomas. There...
View ArticleRecent Ruling: Teachers are NOT protected by First-Amendment Rights of Free...
An October 21st ruling by a federal appeals court proclaims teachers “have no First Amendment free-speech protection for curricular decisions they make in the classroom.” This comes after a teacher’s...
View ArticleSchool Pep Rally may be Canceled
Fair Lawn High School has a pep rally the last day of class before Thanksgiving Break each year, but this year it may not happen. Last year the event got out of hand as the results for all four...
View ArticleWho Is Behind The Lower Teen Birthrate? MTV…Are You Kidding Me?
Honestly, is this a sign that the world is coming to an end? The network that has given us Beavis and Butt-Head, Punk’d, Road Rules and Jackass has played an important role in the recent drop in teen...
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Courts involved in chronic absenteeism
When it comes to going to school in New York, I think I’d show up every day. If not, the court system is likely to get involved. However, the urban city school district has a high rate of chronic...
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Real Men Do Wear Pink!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the color pink was everywhere to remind of us this awful illness. You couldn’t miss seeing pink because it was everywhere. Even MLB players and...
View ArticleNo more D’s in the Gradebook?
In Mount Olive, New Jersey a new policy has been put in place: no student can have the grade of a D. Superintendent Larrie Reynolds proclaimed, “The number of failing grades for Mount Olive middle...
View ArticleShould everyone be included?
In the Detroit Public Schools students with special needs are being included in the regular education setting. As many as 5000 special needs high school students are going main stream this year. Is...
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