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10 Great Educational Trips to Take During the School Year
School is back in session in a lot of places, but that doesn’t mean that travel is completely off-limits for your family.
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Russian Teacher Gets What’s Coming To Him [VIDEO]
September 6, 2012 Being the first week of school, I figured I'd share this with you. From what I can tell, this Russian teacher is trying to teach English, but the poor little girl isn't quite grasping it.
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Should Kids Be Fined for Skipping School?
You may already know some lucky kids are being rewarded with things like shoes, iPads and even cars just for showing up to school. But if they don’t, is it fair to fine them — and their parents?
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BACK TO SCHOOL: Were The ’90s Really as Scary as These Commercials? [VIDEOS]
I’ve got to start with a confession: I don’t remember most of the commercials on TV during my high school years. But if the commercials were as mind-bogglingly strange as the ones from the 1990s seem to be, I think I might have asked for home schooling.
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What Kind of Lunch Box Did You Have as a Kid?
One of the things that stands out about elementary school for me was my Flintstones lunch box. I remember my mom would tape my milk money to the outside of the metal box every day. My favorite sandwich was, and still is, a "CLT!" That would be cheese, lettuce and tomato (with sweet pickles and mayo) on white bread
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Things Parents Shouldn’t Say to Their Kids’ Teachers
August 23, 2012 Everyone thinks their kids are the best. Some think their kids are perfect and can do no wrong. That can lead to some discussions with teachers. Teachers have a job to do and what do they stand to gain by lying about your child? There are a few things that are probably not a good idea to say to teachers.
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Cheryl’s Back to School Tips!
We have less than two weeks of summer vacation left. So sad! My daughter will be a high school freshman this year, and my son is heading into middle school as a seventh grader. As we prepare to go back to school, a few things come to mind that I have learned through the years. I thought I would share a few tips with you - and would love you to share your back to school tips as well!
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Making School Lunches is Stressful!
August 14, 2012 The new school year is only a couple weeks away. Gulp! Kids are picky eaters as it is, so parents go crazy trying to pack a lunch that kids will actually eat.
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Seriously? School Supplies Already on Store Shelves!
I have to ask -- isn't it a little too early for school supplies to be out on store shelves?
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Principal Pulls Patriotic Song. Did She Go Too Far?
June 11, 2012
For some reason, a principal at an elementary school in Coney Island told students that they were not allowed to perform Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The USA" during their graduation ceremony.
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School Assignment Brings Back Memories
When I was a kid, I vividly remember making salt maps with my mom for school projects. She was great at it. Now it's my turn, but I'm afraid I'm not living up to my mom's legacy. There's no way I'm even trying a salt map. Last night, Jen and I took a shot at making a plant cell.
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School Leaves Unique Phone Message For Moms And Dads [VIDEO]
The story goes this phone message was left on the machine at a school in Australia. School officials were apparently fed up with parents who wanted their kids to get a free ride, so they took matters into their own hands. We have no way to verify whether this was an actual answering machine message, but it's definitely something I'm sure many teachers would love to say to some parents at one time or another. Get ready to laugh!