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Watch Kids in China Endure the Most Intense Walk to School Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:40:10 +0000

Think you’ve got a rough commute? A 14-year-old boy and his younger sister in China endure a trip to school every day that’s just a wee bit more involved than waiting at the bus stop. Yi Qiyun and his sis have to go to a school 21 miles away from their home, so they must [...]

Bribing Kids For Good Grades And Cheating [VIDEO]

Michelle — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:34:33 +0000

Didn’t everybody’s parents bribe them to get good grades? Mine sure did. It never lead to cheating in my case but I think that’s because I had such smart friends who pushed me to do well anyway.

5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Do Their Homework

Paula Kashtan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:09:35 +0000

MyTudut, Flickr Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids. 1 Study Daily [...]

10 Great Songs About School

Paula Kashtan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:27:07 +0000

Motown

We've got ten good reason schools shouldn’t be cutting arts budgets: these great songs about their hallowed halls. After all, if they eliminated music classes, who’s gonna write songs about how cool school is?

Be True to Your School
The Beach Boys, 1963

Good clean fun.

Wonderful World
Sam Cook

5 Fun After School Activities That Keep Kids Learning

Stephen Lenz — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:45:06 +0000

Flickr, InParisTexas A child’s day doesn’t end when the final school bell rings. In fact for many children it’s just beginning. Where to go for ideas? Oddly, pull from what your kids love most about school — and think outside the sandbox. From the physical, to the brain-challenging to the just plain fun, here are [...]

Back to School – 5 Tips for Kids Waiting at the Bus Stop

Chip Sandalwood — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:00:22 +0000

School is almost back in session, which means it’s time to start brushing up on tips for taking the bus. The school bus can be a great resource for time-strapped parents and independence-seeking children alike. But it also needs to be approached with safety and care.

Here are five tips to make your child’s bus ride the best it can be.

Matt Damon Snaps at Press While Defending Teachers [VIDEO]

alex staub — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:54:28 +0000

At the Save Our Schools Million Teacher March in Washington DC on July 30th, actor Matt Damon was grilled on his feelings about public school educators. Damon, who attended public school in Boston as a youth and whose own mother is a public school teacher, made some impassioned remarks in defense of teachers.

School's Out Bozeman! Let Summer Begin, Do You Hear That Mother Nature?

Rich Ledoux — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:26:09 +0000

It’s the last day of school today for many, the official start of summer for the aforementioned many. Is tomorrow then the day that we turn that page? How long have we’ve been asking that? I know, I know. But school’s out forever! It’s crunch time now. Mother Nature, for the kid’s sake, PLEASE! Today 54 [...]

Middle School Students Take Field Trip to Hooters

95.1 The Moose — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:56:34 +0000

It's every eighth-grade boy's dream: a field trip that involves lunchtime at Hooters, a restaurant more renowned for its bust lines than its menu.

Though the central Pennsylvania middle school students may have been pleased, others were a little astounded at the teachers' restaurant of choice.

Montana School Principal Removes Bathroom Stall Doors

Michelle — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:54:46 +0000

As if my out of state friends needed another reason to send me snarky emails about “what the hell” is going on in Montana. -Michelle KALISPELL, Mont. — After several failed attempts to deter graffiti in the girls’ bathroom at an elementary school in northwestern Montana, the principal threatened to take the doors off the [...]