It’s that time of the year again: Time for back pacts, hustling children, and of course,, mass school shootings. We didn’t waste any time this year, for 2 dead children and many more seriously injured, in a shooting at a … Continue reading →
Bullying is a long standing problem in schools. It has prompted a number of ill thought out responses. The latest comes from Kentucky, which passes a law allowing a court to suspend the driver’s licenses of alleged bullies. Even a … Continue reading →
Don’t let those big doe eyes fool you. Deer frequently find themselves at the center of all sorts of mischief. See if you can guess which of the following incidents actually happened: A) Deer rides the school bus with kids … Continue reading →
This past week in the ‘if they only had a brain’ category Georgia’s Republican Lt. Governor Burt Jones introduced legislation that would reward teachers who undergo firearms training to get a permit to carry guns to school with a $10,000 … Continue reading →
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain Modern parents may not realize it, but the 9-month school calendar is a throwback to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when children were needed as free labor … Continue reading →
Sometimes, real life truly is stranger than fiction. This is especially the case wherever children and safety issues come together. One of these stories really happened. The other two were we pulled out of our overactive imagination. Can you tell … Continue reading →
