501 articles on "school"

The Last Day of \'Who Cares?\'

Yesterday was the last day of ‘Who Cares?’ for my oldest child. Today is his first day of high school. From now on, his choices will have a long-term effect on his life. Nothing will ever be the same for him. Our culture doesn’t make a big deal...

Kids And Teens  kids teens school taught
Kick Start Your Mentor Program and Stop the Bullies!

Whining about bullying and how rotten the bullies were and the poor students that they bullied used to be one of my regular activities. "We have to do something to help these kids" both the bullies and their victims," I would whine. But for years, I ...

Kids And Teens  kids teens mentor program school
Do You Want Your Kids To Go To Academy Home School?

An Academy home school offers a few advantages over public school. Private special education has become quite popular in our time because of the way they train and bring up their students. Private home schooling may start from the beginning such as ...

Education  education school students
Quality Schools

Quality SchoolsAfter presenting these ideas at the NAREN (National At-Risk Education Network) in Wisconsin last week, I was asked to write an article that would be able to reach more people to spread the exciting word about Dr. William Glasser’s wo...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation students school quality
School Governors - Managing Health and Safety in your School

School Governors - Managing Health and Safety in your School.What you need to know.If you read nothing else about Health and Safety read this. It’s about 1500 words long but it summarises what you need to know about UK Health and Safety laws and r...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation safety school health needs need
Parents — The No Child Left Behind Law Won’t Do Much For Your Child

Parents — The No Child Left Behind Law Won’t Do Much For Your Child by: Joel Turtel Past experience with federal education programs predicts that the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) will also fail parents whose children are doing poorly in s...

Parenting  parenting school education public government
The Life of a Child

The Life of a Child by: Andy Carloff At the school, the child will learn to be submissive to any mortal authority, whether they are in the right or the wrong. At the church, the child will learn to be submissive to the immortal lord, whether the...

Education  education children child school
Gap Year – Taking Off A Year

What is a “Gap Year?” Actually, it’s the new term for taking off a year after high school but before college. Sound fun? Not if you think it’s for slackers.A gap year is intended to help kids get a better grasp on the real world after high sc...

College Articles  college articles year students school kids
The Importance of Mental Health Awareness in Schools

"The Importance of Mental Health Awareness in Schools" Mental health is a topic that has gained increasing recognition in recent years. As societal understandings of mental health have evolved, it has become clear that schools play a critical role i...

Health  health mental schools students awarene promoting importance
The Power of Praise

I could write a very inspiring essay about how powerful praise is in teaching. The stereotypical truth is, in the primary grades, in private and parochial schools, in ”good” public schools, praise is one of the most important tools we have to mot...

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