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Today is Teacher Appeciation Day!

Greg Michaels — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:40:24 +0000

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. A day we give thanks to teachers and honor them. My mom was a teacher. A French teacher in a junior high and in her later years, she was a substitute teacher. It takes a special skill to do a job that I’m sure frazzles you more days than not. For many years, my wife was a Head Start teacher for Androscoggin Head Start. Kudos to her and her sister, Jessica in Florida. She too is a teacher.

Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Letting Students Taste Her Blood

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:29:56 +0000

It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill show and tell. A kindergarten teacher from the Norwegian town of Sola has been fired because she let kids touch and taste her blood that she brought to school. The woman had brought in a blood sample taken earlier in the day and poured it out onto a plate for kids. [...]

Colorado Teacher Suspended for Posting Racy Pictures to Twitter

Mac Dickson — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:26:54 +0000

Carly McKinney, a 23-year old Colorado high school teacher is currently on paid leave after posting some racy pictures of herself on her Twitter account. There's one of her half naked while others show her smoking pot and drinking alcohol.

Amazingly Dedicated Woman Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Sick Day

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:21:16 +0000

Deborah Ford really takes that whole “neither rain nor hail” mantra seriously. The Detroit woman retired last week after 44 years with the United States Postal Service and never taking a sick day during her entire time on the job. For her efforts, Ford was honored with a luncheon in her honor where co-workers and [...]

Teacher In Hot Water After Facebook Photo Surfaces of Students With Mouths Duct-Taped Shut

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:36:02 +0000

It’s a Facebook photo middle school math teacher Melissa Cairns wished she never posted. The snap, which has since been removed from her page, showed several of her students with duct tape over their mouth.Â ”Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!,” read the caption. It was meant to be a joke. What [...]

Ohio Teacher Sues Because She Has a Fear of Children

Mac Dickson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:24:46 +0000

Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, a longtime teacher in Ohio is suing her school district for allegedly discriminating against her because of her disability. What's her disability? She says she has a phobia of young children. Yes, you heard that correctly. Waltherr-Willard's lawsuit claims she experiences stress, anxiety, chest pains, vomiting, nightmares and higher than healthy blood pressure when she's around young children.

It's Being Talked About, Teachers With Guns – What do YOU Think?

Jon James — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:24:13 +0000

There are people all over the spectrum on this and I'm guessing there's no opinion out there that's not passionate. Now, a Utah gun group is offering free training to 200 educators so they can get their permits to carry a concealed weapon.

Kevin Grover, Former "Teacher of the Year" Sadly Passes Away at Just 40

Greg Michaels — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:30:45 +0000

This is a sad story. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Kevin Grover who won “Teacher of the Year” in 2010 died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 40. He passed away just after he went out for a run. I didn’t know him but from reading he was [...]

Teacher Owns Students in Dance Battle With Irish Jig

Donald Deane — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:15:39 +0000

It's been our experience that high school teachers generally frown upon pranks. But one teacher at Whitney Young High School in Chicago eagerly joined in when seniors staged an unauthorized dance battle. If only our teachers were this cool.

10 Ways to Make Parent-Teacher Night More Interesting — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:14:23 +0000

So your kids are back in school, which is great for you, considering you now have some peace and quiet around the house. You've bought them new pens and notebooks, and sent them on their way. Here's hoping that this year is a great one!

You're sure your kids will excel in school this year, and the best way to make sure that'll happen is by attending Parent-Teacher Night. Unfortunately, this is extremely boring. Lucky for you we've come up with a list of 10 ways to make Parent-Teacher Night more interesting: