Category: Education

<blockquote>A 10-year-old Atlanta-area boy was forced to kiss and lick his teacher's toes. <br />n<br />nAnd though the teacher, Jody Kilpatrick of Temple Elementary School in Carroll County, has apologized for the incident, a preliminary investigation found no criminal intent since she apparently received no sexual gratification from the physical contact. <br />n<br />nThe child…

Some people have no sense of decency. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/mom_s_call_suspension" target="_new">Suspend a student</a> for talking to his mom in Iraq. Now I realize our public schools are in the business of making robots out of our kids so that they are taught to follow orders precisely from figures of authority but really, would a little common…

<blockquote>The 25 students in jeans and T-shirts could have been in any career that requires hustle. The classes, covering topics such as effective marketing, stress reduction and legal issues, could have been part of any professional development seminar.</blockquote><br />n<br />nI've heard of college to learn of a lot of different things but this one was…

Excuse me <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/29/build/opinion/50-reader-voice.inc" target="_new">Susan O'Leary</a>, but I disagree.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>We need to assume our children will bully and begin teaching them as soon as they are old enough to recognize bullying and how to stop it.</blockquote><br />n<br />nMaybe your children were horrible enough that you had to "assume" they were bullies, but mine are…

I see the Legislature finally decided on some kind of <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/14/build/state/25-schoolfunding.inc" target="_new">school funding bill</a> knowing it doesn't meet the mandate from the courts. They're going to "study" the issue some more, that means spend more money and time deciding. <br />n<br />nSo with all this fuss about funding Montana schools going on a new…

As you know I was extremely about <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/714-Homeschool-Alert.html" target="_new">SB 291</a> and its consequences to Home Schooling. Well the committe finally heard the bill and the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/02/15/build/state/20-home-school-bill.inc" target="_new">news</a> is in.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Home-school parents and children sang a thankful prayer in the Capitol rotunda on Monday after lawmakers killed a measure that would have imposed…

A real good reason <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050211/ap_on_fe_st/teacher_run_over" target="_new">not to be</a> a drivers education teacher.<br />n<br />n<blockquote> A driver's education instructor was run over by one of her students and pinned beneath the car for 15 minutes, officials said. <br />n<br />nTwo cars driven by students collided on the DeKalb County Schools driver's education lot, then one…

<a href="http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050131072009990029" target="_new">This is just abhorrent</a>. <br />n<br />n<blockquote>One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.<br />n<br />n The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe…

<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/01/29/build/state/30-asbestos-suit.inc" target="_new">Students sue school over asbestos cleanup</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Five Bridger High School special education students who allege they were required to remove cancer-causing asbestos materials, mouse feces and a dead cat from buildings are suing Bridger school officials in federal court.</blockquote><br />n<br />nExactly why I want my boy at home being home schooled. Being…

Found over at <a href="http://www.alphecca.com/mt_alphecca_archives/000753.html">Alphecca</a> and well worth the read. It might not be this bad yet but it seems to be getting there.<br />n<br />n<blockquote><b>Memo From the School Superintendent</b><br />n<br />nAttention all school personnel –<br />n<br />nIn an effort to insure a proper, nurturing environment for all our students, the following rules will be…