Middle School Teacher Sues Students!

I'm so used to seeing stories about parents and students suing their teachers that I was taken aback when I read this story about a middle school math teacher suing students: INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AP) -- A math teacher whose name is used in a student film featuring an evil teddy bear that orders other stuffed animals to kill a teacher is suing the four children who made it, alleging it defamed

It's Teacher Appreciation Week?

Heh. I teach in a California junior high school and didn't even know that it was "Teacher Appreciation Week" until I read Ms. Cornelius' letter to school administrators everywhere. Here's a small sample: It would be nice if administrators would realize that they are managers of teachers, not just commanders. Teacher motivation is part of the job of an excellent administrator. As it is, many of

Dress Codes For Teachers?

Some Florida schools are having to address the problem of teachers who are baring a little too much skin, piercings, or other body self-abuse "art." LAND O'LAKES - Remember all the hullaballoo last summer about whether Pasco County teachers wore appropriate clothes to school?Well, never mind.A committee of teachers and administrators convened by superintendent Heather Fiorentino, who identified

An Observation About The Punctuality-Challenged

Have you ever noticed that it always appears to be the same people who can't seem to get to a staff meeting on time?And have you ever noticed that these habitually-late individuals always seem to have the most habitually-plausable of excuses for their habitual lateness?Why is that? -----------------------------See our latest EduPosts.