by Sarah Green | Apr 14, 2015 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Spotting a good teacher isn’t easy. Their best qualities are not posted on a sign outside their classroom, or easy to spot in an interview or a conversation over the snack bar at open house. You have to get in there and really see them at work. The big green...
by Sarah Green | Apr 13, 2015 | News, Student Issues
Most students begin their day in a familiar way; catching the school bus. We see them as a given—every school district has a complement of buses and drivers, and most students are eligible to ride them, depending only on geography. Free bus rides are seen as a given,...
by Sarah Green | Apr 10, 2015 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Florida legislators are set to change class size laws in that state. For the last 12 years, since the legislation was initially passed, opponents have tried to get rid of it, which imparts strict class size limits, and fines schools which have classes which are too...
by Sarah Green | Apr 7, 2015 | Student Issues
It is commonly regarded as necessary to get into a good college or university after high school in order to achieve a good education and to get a great job. However, you can’t just pick any top-rated school at random and assume that success will fall into your lap....
by Sarah Green | Apr 6, 2015 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
School’s a grab-bag. Elementary school, high school, or university, it doesn’t matter. Those neat rows of desks might make it look like there’s some uniformity to a class, but by the time the syllabus is being passed around, before the teacher can...
