Dejan Marjanovic / Getty Images I remember one of the most coveted awards at the “End Of School” banquets was The Perfect Attendance Award. Some kids made it their main mission to not miss one minute of class. That means no sick days, no missing class for a doctor’s appointment, that means no playing hooky...
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Mom Questions How To Handle Kindergarten Teacher's Coloring Criticism
TikTok Of all the milestones your child will hit in their young lives, few are more memorable than heading to kindergarten. It’s an exciting but often emotional time—it’s their first foray into the “job” they’ll be at for the next 13 years of their lives and there’s absolutely everything to learn. If you and your...
In Florida, Sheriff Mike Chitwood Uses Public Shaming To Deter School Threats
The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images The 2024-2025 academic year is still young, but already school shootings have loomed large in the national discourse. According to Education Week, there have been 9 incidents since July 31 that have resulted in 24 injuries and deaths. (That’s not even counting those killed or injured in the 2023-2024...
What Your Favorite Book In High School Says About You Now
— TikTok Comedian McKenna Moore (@hahamckenna), has a theory. “A question I’ve been asking people a lot lately is what their favorite book they read in high school was,” she begins in a video posted to TikTok. “I think it tells you a lot about a person, how they were as a kid, how they...