Free Speech and the Cheerleader
May 3, 2021
Should schools be able to punish kids for things they say/post online? … More Free Speech and the Cheerleader
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A Short Rant
February 14, 2018
The Youth Media Awards were announced this week. The book Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly won the Newbery Award. I saw one person on Facebook comment that the one review of the book mentioned that the r word is used a lot in the book. I don’t know what review that was, but I … More A Short Rant
Montgomery County’s Stupid Move
November 13, 2014
The big news in schools locally is Montgomery County’s decision to remove all references to religious holidays from the school calendar. This move was prompted by the local Muslim community’s request to have one of their holy days off. It was a reasonable request. Most local school systems are closed for the major Christian and … More Montgomery County’s Stupid Move
School(parents) Drama Club
December 9, 2013
I was already irritated with parents in Anne Arundel County due to my membership in the AMS PTA Facebook page. It is generally just a stream of constant complaints. Nothing is ever good enough for these parents and they want everyone to know it. My irritation once again expanded county-wide(see hurricane aftermath post(https://theycallmetater.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/a-note-to-anne-arundel-county-parents/) when AACPS … More School(parents) Drama Club
Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
October 24, 2013
If you are friends with me on Facebook, you have probably seen the “stupid school” articles I share. Many of the stupid school decisions are based on a zero-tolerance policy. The most recent one that really made me mad was this one: http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/id/9826842/high-school-athlete-massachusetts-suspended-driving-drunk-friend where a high school athlete was suspended after she went to a … More Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
Recess, Respect and Middle School
June 7, 2013
I recently joined the Facebook group for my daughter’s middle school’s PTA. There have been a large number of posts recently about how hard it is to get substitute teachers to come to the school because of behavior issues in some of the classrooms. These behavior issues include entire classes ignoring the teacher, Kids dancing … More Recess, Respect and Middle School
A Note to Anne Arundel County Parents
October 30, 2012
Once again Anne Arundel County has been hit by storms that knocked the power out in portions of the county. Once again, when it was time for schools to reopen parents are crying that little Brittany and Jackson have to go to school when there is no power at home. How can they possibly learn … More A Note to Anne Arundel County Parents
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