Lake Superior State University has released its list of overused, misused and useless words and phrases that should be banned in 2004. “Metrosexual” leads the list, which includes “bling bling” and “shock and awe.”
On the other hand, SF Gate declares “metrosexual” the top word of 2003, beating out “bling bling.”
Consider this post “ripped from […]
Archive for May, 2008
Bullying has gone high-tech, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Hiding under screen names, kids use web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms, text messaging and e-mail to spread nasty rumors or make threats. One boy circulated his ex-girlfriend’s picture, photoshopped onto a pornographic photo. Cyberbullying has some advice on how to fight back.
Closed K-marts are being turned into schools in Florida. Remodeling is cheaper than starting from scratch. And there’s already plenty of parking.
Number 2 Pencil suggests leaving the hot dog warmer and the Icee machine.
Black female students are more likely than ever to enroll in college and earn degrees. Black males who make it to college often fail to earn a degree, reports the New York Times, focusing on an anti-dropout program for black males at Medgar Evers College.
Watching Simon Jackson in class is like watching a man […]
A newspaper reporter is looking for student bloggers in the D.C. area, including Maryland and northern Virginia. If you’re out there, let me know and I’ll pass some names on. He’s also looking for a national expert to comment on student blogging. My brain has gone on holiday. I gave him […]
Photographs of nude Barbie dolls being menaced by kitchen appliances are protected free speech, a federal appeals court has ruled. Mattel had sued, charging copyright infringement.
The artist had argued that the photo series, which also included a photo of Barbie dolls wrapped in tortillas and covered in salsa in a casserole dish in […]
Keyboard-happy students aren’t learning cursive handwriting anymore. The National Cursive Handwriting Contest was canceled after 75 years because the entries were “garbage.”
South Carolina, home state of Kimberly Swygert is one of the few that requires children to learn handwriting.
My elementary school didn’t teach cursive till fourth grade, which gave us more time to […]
Legal rulings have made it impossible to enforce school rules, argues sociologist Richard Arum in the Washington Post.
At a time when schools face increased challenges to socialize youth for productive roles in society, the courts have created a complex set of requirements, including increased reporting, that have made well-meaning teachers and administrators reluctant to respond […]
A majority of kindergarteners now attend for a full day, reports the LA Times.
Spurred by demographic, academic and sometimes economic factors, states and local school districts are embracing full-day kindergarten at a rapid rate.
In 1969, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, most American kindergartners attended shortened, usually half-day programs. Only 11% were in programs […]
Homeschooling makes you rich: A fantasy book about a dragon, Eragon, written by a homeschooled teen-ager in Paradise Valley, Montana, is outselling Harry Potter. From The Telegraph:
For a young man of 20, Christopher Paolini has lived a rather sheltered life. He has never been to school, never held a regular job and still lives […]
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