“That’s so gay” is the target of a new ad campaign that “will seek to discourage bullying and harassment of teenagers who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender,” reports the New York Times.
The theme:
“When you say, ‘That’s so gay,’ do you realize what you say? Knock it off.”
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education [...]
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Writing a racial slur about Barack Obama on the white board may end the career of Greg Howard, a teacher at Marianna Middle School in Florida. Howard, who’s been teaching in the district for 17 years, asked seventh-grade social studies students what Obama meant by “change” and then wrote on the board:
“C.H.A.N.G.E. — Come Help [...]
Would-be citizens can choose to take the new citizenship exam, which is supposed to require knowledge of concepts, not just memorization. Possible questions include: “What is the rule of law?” or “What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?”
Other questions require a fuller understanding of the people and events that shaped American [...]
A nine-year-old New Zealand girl asked a family court judge to let her choose a new name to replace Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii, her parents’ choice. He made her a ward of the court to allow the name change, calling her birth name a “social disability.” Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt cited other [...]
From England: Officials banned the sack race and the three-legged race from a school sports day “because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.”
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Barack Obama wants to make federal funds contingent on schools and colleges requiring students to perform community service. He proposes 50 hours a year in middle and high school and 100 hours a year in college.
“These are the voices that will tell you — not just what you can’t do — but what you won’t [...]
In E Pluribus Unum, the Bradley Foundation questions whether Americans are learning about the ideas that hold us together as a nation.
While most U.S. citizens told a Harris poll that there is a unique American identity, a majority said it’s weakening.
And “even more troubling is that younger Americans – on whom [...]
Last night, I edited op-ed columns by high school students participating in Mosaic, a summer journalism workshop at San Jose State run by an old friend and former colleague of mine. In one column, a girl from high-scoring Lynbrook High, which is 74 percent Asian-American and 22 percent white, described being asked by the only [...]
In Fast Times at Gloucester High, Michele Catalano blames parents for raising daughters who think having a baby at 16 is a good idea. As one grandmother says: At least her daughter, who dropped out of high school to have a baby, isn’t a prostitute or a junkie.
This is not an issue about sex. This [...]
How do you say ‘helicopter’ in Japanese?
Published by June 21st, 2008 in College and Culture. 6 CommentsJapanese parents have a lot of trouble letting go of mommy’s little boy and daddy’s little girl when they go off to university. They tend to go with them, reports Asahi Shimbun.
Officials at universities across the country are flabbergasted at the level of pampering some parents bestow on their children.
For example, a phone rings [...]
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