I opened up Facebook last Sunday night and saw this photo that was shared. I physically moved back, like I had been slapped in the face. This photo spoke a few things to me: 1. Teachers, who work long days [...]
Australian Teacher Assigns Terrorism Project To High School Class
By on August 26, 2010 2 Comments
A high school teacher in Australia made international headlines after assigning a project in which her Year 10 students were to pretend they were terrorists. Because, you know: EDUCATION. The assignment, given last week to a Contemporary Conflict and Terrorism class, instructed the students to make a ‘political statement by releasing a chemical or biological [...]
Bad Photos of the Week: Long Live Education!
By on July 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
Being a teacher is a demanding job, but it does have its perks – one of them being, at times, grading papers. It’s time consuming, sure, but every once and a while a real gem comes along – an unintentionally funny drawing or spelling error, or a really, really wrong answer – that makes up [...]
From the WTF Files: School-Organized Fake Murder of Teacher Backfires, Big Time
By on June 24, 2010 3 Comments
There is nothing I love to do more than surf the ‘net in search of quirky news stories – thanks in part, no doubt, to my healthy StumbleUpon addiction. I get a kick out of those numbered, list-type posts – you know, the ones that list the Top Ten Things You Should Never Say to [...]
What’s the Secret to Making Algebra Fun? Rap.
By on June 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
I come from a family of mathematicians. My mother’s father was an actuary; my father and brother are both nerds really, really good at math. It’s a section of the gene pool that I didn’t take a dip in – I struggled terribly with math as a kid. Third-grade long division nearly finished me; I [...]
Canadian Teachers Redefine School Spirit, And Not In A Good Way: UPDATE
By on April 9, 2010 4 Comments
Remember back in February when two school teachers from Churchill High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba were suspended from their jobs for realistically simulating (stimulating?) a lap dance in front of the student body? A career-killing dance that was captured on video and available on YouTube within what I’m sure was moments of its completion? Damn [...]
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