Archive for the ‘high school’ Category
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
As the third child in line and younger sister to two brothers, you’d think that advice about what to do or what to avoid in high school would have been abundant. But it wasn’t. I think once the younger of my two brothers told me not to wear heals to ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
In a campaign to promote research careers, the EU created a bunch of viral videos, which introduced basic chemistry facts. The hilarious video clip explains how several molecules bond. The video has attracted almost 100,000 views and most of the comments are positive.The European Commission has established a helpful website ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
A shooting occurred this morning around 8 a.m. at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. The victim was a 16-year-old student who died shortly after arriving at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
The shooting occurred after a dispute broke out in the school cafeteria between two students. The school’s superintendent ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Blake Peebles, a 16-year-old from North Carolina, has won several local Guitar Hero competitions. He set his sights to go pro. His parents allowed him to drop out of his North Carolina high school to pursue a professional gaming career.
The story has spread across the Internet. The forums are full ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
I was going to follow up with a story on classical vs progressive education, but I wanted to start with a bit of history. That took too long so I will give the history lesson today and follow with the post on education next week. (If I ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Taylor Mali, high school teacher and slam poet, tackles the old cliche saying about teachers: "That those who can, do; those who can't, teach." Taylor has won four national poetry slam championships. He has become a legend in the community.
Taylor's speech is titled "What Teachers Make, or Objection Overruled, or ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the University of California can deny religious course credit. Applicants from Christian high schools will be denied credits for courses "stressing supernatural over historic or scientific explanations".
U.S. District Judge James Otero of Los Angeles said the schools were unable to present evidence that the ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
School officials are alarmed at the number of young students gulping down caffeinated energy drinks. Teachers in several schools complained that students were nervous and jumpy, during class. The number of fights have also increased.
In April, Hillsborough Middle School in central New Jersey became one of the first schools to ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The United States of America has more than 18,000 public high schools. The US News ranks schools on how they prepare their students for college. The algorithm for determining the rankings uses K-12 data research analysis and School Evaluation Services.
Ultimately, the schools are evaluated by student's performance on state ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Raising fuel costs have forced some rural U.S. schools to ponder a move to a four-day week. The National School Boards Association fears for rural school districts, where buses travel several miles round-trip each day.
More than a hundred schools in Kentucky, New Mexico and Minnesota have already adopted the four ...
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