A middle school student let his special-needs classmate win his first wrestling match. But some are critical, saying it was condescending, and that the student with cerebral palsy shouldn't have been wrestling in the first place.
What do you think?
An elementary school has abolished homework. Don't think they're going home with nothing to do! The principal gave the parents and students an alternative. Details after the jump.
As we begin a new school year, I want to share an inspirational video titled 'What Teachers Make'. It has become a rallying cry for teachers all across the country.
Kaitlin Nootbaar was valedictorian of her graduating class at Prague High School in Prague, Oklahoma, but she has not yet officially graduated. The 4.0 student used the word 'hell' in her commencement speech, and school officials are now refusing to grant her a diploma.
Is it fair?
You may already know some lucky kids are being rewarded with things like shoes, iPads and even cars just for showing up to school. But if they don’t, is it fair to fine them — and their parents?
Getting a formal education on the road to success is the American way, but many people have made good livings by relying on others skills that were not learned in the classroom.
So does this mean “street smarts” are as important as “book smarts?”
A controversial video titled 'Bully', produced by Fenton High School Juniors Abby Barnard and Kirsten Humitz, has been pulled from YouTube at the request of FHS administrators.
The video features some rather disturbing accounts of bullying from victims, as well as those who've participated in bullying other students.
Is the school upset because students say school administrators sometimes look the