by Supporting Education | Sep 20, 2013 | Profiles, Teacher Issues
If you are a teacher or educator, chances are you have heard of the NEA, or the National Education Association. However, you may not have heard of the SEA, if you’re not from Seattle. It stands for the Seattle Education Association. One of the biggest pieces of what...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 18, 2013 | News, Teacher Issues
Oh Macklemore, how could you have known what a stir your song would cause? “Same Love”, the song heard around the world, has once again made headlines. A school teacher has again been reprimanded for playing the song the North Carolina superintendent called...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 16, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
How do we define intelligence? Is it something reflected on a test score, or is it something more? Albert Einstein couldn’t remember his own telephone number. Based on that, we would probably label him learning impaired. Yet, obviously, he was a genius....
by Supporting Education | Sep 13, 2013 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Former general and CIA director David Petraeus is teaching at City University of New York this semester for a salary of just $1. He will be teaching a single honors class on international relations. He was originally offered a number ending in five zeros, but that...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 6, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Schools are back in session and kids are starting to get homework assignments. However, sometimes when mom or dad asks what their homework is, kids say, “nothing.” This will not be a problem in the future. It seems that schools are now giving out homework planners...
