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"Hurt People Hurt People"

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 2, 2013

Excerpt:

"From the nationally publicized shootings, to the frequently occurring weapons and assault charges, to the widespread bullying epidemic, and vandalism, schools have angry, hostile, frustrated students who have vengeance and retaliation as their underlying motivation."

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Reel math challenge?

by Richard Seymour

Jan 2, 2013

One of my student's (I'm a 7th grade math teacher) parents told me about a "math challenge" they heard about called the reel math challenge (reelmath.org) and I want to know if anyone here has heard about it and, if so, would you recommend it?

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Bathroom Issue

by Karen

Jan 2, 2013

An issue has arisen just today at my daughter's high school and I wanted to get some opinions on it.

It all started back before Christmas Vacation. Because of all the time they missed due to Hurricane Sandy, the school changed the last day of school before Christmas vacation to a full day when they usually only have half a day. A lot of g...See MoreAn issue has arisen just today at my daughter's high school and I wanted to get some opinions on it.

It all started back before Christmas Vacation. Because of all the time they missed due to Hurricane Sandy, the school changed the last day of school before Christmas vacation to a full day when they usually only have half a day. A lot of girls, including my daughter, were upset about that. A bunch of girls protested by clogging up quite a few of the toilets in the girls' rooms. I'm told that they unravelling huge amounts of toilet paper into the the toilets and then flushed them and made them overflow. As I understand it, they did this to over half of the girls' room toilets in the school.

The principal was livid about this and demanded that the names of those girls who did this be turned over to her. She warned of "serious consequences" if the guilty parties were not identified. Apparently, they never were identified.

Today, as they returned from Christmas Vacation, the girls got a taste of those consquences. Over the break, she had the doors removed from the individual toilet stalls in all the girls' rooms in the school. As my daughter describes it, all the toilet stalls are now completely open in the front of you don't have any privacy when using the toilet. Today, my daughter came running home to the bathroom after holding it in all day in school. She says she'd rather go in her pants than use the toilet like this. Now, I certainly doubt that's true but she was truely quite desperate as she went running for the bathroom as she got home from school this afternoon.

My question is whether it's even legal to take the stall doors off the toilets in the girls' rooms. I know that boys' rooms are often like that (I'm told that the boys' rooms at my daughter's school have always lacked doors on the stalls), but I always thought that the girls' rooms where required to have doors on the stalls. I can assure you that my daughter isn't the only girl upset by this lack of privacy and I seriously doubt that she's the only one who's going to be avoiding using the girls' rooms in school. The principal explained the new policy today and she promised that the privacy doors would remain off the stalls until she had the names of those girls responsible for clogging the toilets before Christmas break.

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Mom to Three I agree the teens who did the initial act were wrong and it should be pointed out to one and all. However, the principal is really impacting on the lives of all teens - most of whom had nothing to do with it. And let's face it, "girls' have particular needs to be met in a bathroom stall that boys do not and for which total privacy is due. I would p...See More

Jan 8, 2013

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mrsd We've had bathrooms locked because of vandalism. Girls would use the lower grade bathrooms where there was more supervision. If they had personal needs, they went to the nurse's office and used her bathroom. Karen

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Jan 9, 2013

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leaders of tomorrow have more tattoos, more piercings....

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 3, 2013

Excerpt: On the outside looking in, the leaders of tomorrow have more tattoos, more piercings, play more violent video games, dress differently, and listen to music you and I don’t understand. This generation spends more time on Twitter and Facebook than it does interacting with family at dinner. It is because of this that many doubt our future. ...See More

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Pediatrician assoc says: KIDS NEED RECESS!

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 3, 2013

Access this important article about the need for recess, and other articles for educators, by clicking below.

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What's up with the spam, though? nfm On 1/03/13, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > Access this important article about the need for recess, and > other articles for educators, by clicking below.

Jan 3, 2013

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9 Pointers for Quick Differentiation of Instruction

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 4, 2013

Click below to access the article, and be sure to share the link with other dedicated educators!

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Rethinking Homework

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 6, 2013

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3 Attributes of a Great Principal

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 8, 2013

Click below to read what T-Netters said are the attributes of a great principal. What would you add to the list?

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The Importance of Assertiveness in Teachers

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Jan 9, 2013

Dr. Robert Rose, author of Abuses of Power in Education; Challenging Practically Everything (Outskirts Press, 2008), shares insight gained during his radio show dialogue with Dr.Howard Seeman, as they explored their belief in the importance of assertiveness in teachers.

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Schools Saving Money with 1:1 Technology

by By Mark Pullen

Jan 10, 2013

Schools Saving Money with 1:1 Technology By Mark Pullen

Schools looking to increase the use of technology in the classroom and become 1:1 schools, with one tablet computer or laptop for each student, often struggle with the cost involved in rolling out such a program.[article linked below]

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