The Children’s Bureau paints this picture: “Maybe it’s a resource parent whom a foster child bonds with over their mutual love for beautifully illustrated fairy tales… It could be an older mentor, who takes them out to the basketball court every morning so they can shoot hoops and experience their own growth and development…” Community
A Florida school recently hired a social-emotional learning specialist for kindergartners—likely a response to the national rates of depression and anxiety that continue to climb among students. WINK News reports that the Community School of Naples hired Natalie Donahue to help young children learn how to manage their emotions and create relationships with others. The
We’re in the thick of the winter season...and that means holidays are upon us. With all the festive feelings in the air, there’s a lot to navigate for you as a parent. Especially if your child’s school promotes a holiday that you don’t celebrate or agree with. Just like religion or politics, holidays can easily
“State boards of education are among the last bastions of civil discourse in the country. By and large, board members engage in complex discussions about policy without a lot of partisan drama.” Robert Hull, NASBE President, and CEO Public education is a gigantic tree with a tremendous number of large, heavy branches. Each of
Spoken word artist Prince Ea showed his audience a photo comparison of two classrooms: one from 150 years ago and one from the present day. Interestingly enough, the photos are almost identical, except one’s in color. In his compelling speech, Prince Ea reveals that our education system is modeled after Industrial revolution ideas—a model originally
California school districts recently decided to make the move to eliminate grades D and F for high school students. Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, Sacramento City Unified, and San Diego Unified are some of the school districts working toward a competency-based learning method, according to a local ABS News station. This approach would assess students
My mother was a teacher. She taught first-graders for several years and enjoyed it. She even included her first-graders in her wedding, a choice she has never seemed to regret. Now, many years later, she still talks happily about her students. She was a resourceful and determined teacher. After leaving her school, she taught
“Why didn't someone see what was about to happen?” As Albert Mohler presents in his podcast, The Briefing, this is something we often wonder when tragedy strikes—like the school shooting that recently took place in Oxford, Michigan. On November 30, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley allegedly shot 10 students and a teacher in his school, killing four
Think of the first time you dropped your child off at school. What did you imagine for their future? You were probably feeling some bittersweet emotions as you realized how quickly they were growing up, but you were also excited to watch them launch into the world for the first time. You have glimpses of
On Thursday, members of the Racial Equity Committee at a Fort-Worth school held a news conference to defend their co-chair leaking personal parent information on social media. Norma Garcia-Lopez, the co-chair of Fort Worth Independent School District’s Racial Equity Committee, has admitted to sharing personal parent information on social media and leaving a profanity-ridden voicemail
