More California School Issues Almost everyone within hearing or viewing of a television, computer, or newspaper is aware that California is having massive troubles with education. Most people are focusing on the budget deficits that are causing tremendous teacher layoffs. However, even in times of economic turmoil, there are other issues that are being quietly slipped into the education agenda that are equally troubling, if not MORE SO. I already posted about the Koran/Quran being taught an... Read Full Story

smoke and mirrors in education I think I’m going to scream! As you may know, I’m on the mailing lists of LOTS of education sites and I follow what’s happening in education VERY closely. As grandparents, and great-grandparents, we are committed to improving public schools for our children and ALL the children across the nation. That’s one of the reasons I’m so spitting mad! At last, something that works! My beloved husband Don has PROVEN a plan for drastically ... Read Full Story

Sir Ken Robinson has a highly entertaining way of explaining things. This video is from the 2006 TED meeting and well worth watching and enjoying. What do you think? Brennan The Kingsland Plan Save Our Schools Tweet This Post  Read Full Story

x marks the states According to Michele McNeil, of EdWeek.org, “Forty-six states—representing 80 percent of the nation’s K-12 student population—have formally agreed to join forces to create common academic standards in math and English language arts through an effort led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.” Living as I do in South Carolina, it does not surprise me that South Carolina is one of the four states that hasn’t go... Read Full Story

Al Sharpton, NYC Mayor Bloomberg & Newt Gingrich Things must really be as bad on the education front, as I’ve been saying for the last couple of years. What! You don’t think being ranked 24th globally is too bad? Well . . . With the current administration throwing BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars at the problem, an unlikely trio met with the Prez and his Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, on Thursday at the White House. Believe it or not, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Rev. Al S... Read Full Story

“Father’s response to teen sexting” Today I want to share a comment I received from a father of two daughters. His insight into the problem of teen “sexting” comes from first-hand experience. This type of discussion needs to be brought into public awareness. Randy Boise writes: Do parents realize that sexting can be [...] Read Full Story

Sexting Photo Published by NBC ACTION NEWS This is just the tip of the sexting iceburg! We’ve been getting lots of responses on both sites to the Teen Sexting article. I thought I’d share just a couple of them with you and ask for your opinion. I tried to pick a picture from Google Images that was as modest as possible and that had already been shown nationwide. There are far more graphic pictures listed there, just in case you thought this was just an innocent fad. To me, it is ... Read Full Story

Teenagers, Sexting with Cell Phones and Felony Child Pornography April is Child Abuse Prevention month. This is a month to become aware of the different types of child abuse and what we can to do prevent or diminish it. There just may be one type of child abuse that you aren’t familiar with - “sexting” - which is becoming more widespread daily. We all know that cell phones with cameras have opened up a whole new world of possibilities for users. Unfortunately, many young... Read Full Story

Surviving As A New Teacher Everyone seems to think that teachers have such an easy job. Maybe the fact that school is out during the summer has something to do with it (though most teachers work or pursue higher education during the summer break). Do teachers really have an easy job . . . ? Don’s youngest daughter, Dawn, who lives in California (and homeschooled her youngsters), emailed us the following little script. I thought you might enjoy it also. * * * * * THE TEACHER APPLICA... Read Full Story

New Teacher Survival Everyone seems to think that teachers have such an easy job. Maybe the fact that school is out during the summer has something to do with it (though most teachers work or pursue higher education during the summer break). Do teachers really have an easy job . . . ? Don’s youngest daughter, Dawn, who lives in California (and homeschooled her youngsters), emailed us the following little script. I thought you might enjoy it also. * * * * * THE TEACHER APPLICANT Aft... Read Full Story