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According to the School Safety & Security Alert, a six-year-old michigan boy was suspended for violating his school’s zero tolerance weapons policy. His crime? He made the …
Tired of competing with cell phones for her students’ attention, a 12th grade science teacher has her students use their cell phones as polling devices to keep them actively engaged in class discussions. She uses a polling program that is downloadable from polleverywhere.com, and is free for groups with less than 30 people – perfect for a high school classroom. She asks a question, the students text in their votes, and then the results are displayed via PowerPoint. How easy is that?
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With the new school year upon us, students, teachers, and parents are all breathing a sigh of relief – a fresh start with new teachers, new books, new lessons, and for some lucky students, a new school.
For those enrolled in Michigan’s Little Lake Free School, new curriculum and new teaching methods are also on the menu. That is because at Little Lake, students make the rules. Yep, that’s right – the students make the rules. They also decide the curriculum and even mediate disputes between peers. Now, this too-good-to-be-true dream for students is not completely self-directed…
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Remember Hannah Montana’s signature tights? Well, students in Sullivan County school district do. In fact, the tights have become so commonplace in the Tennessee district that school officials have had to amend their dress codes.
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10-year old Leighann Adair was given detention for a full week for possession of a banned substance. What was it?
Drugs? No. Weaponry? No. Alcohol? No.
The Brazos Elementary 3-rd grader was wielding
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