Teachers on Shine

THIS Is Why My Kids Can't Walk to School

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Somer Thompson's death gives one mom a wake-up call.

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Momlogic's Julie: Last month, the New York Times ran…

Teachers and what they won't say

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On this link http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/what-your-childs-teacher-wont-tell-you-517420/ are a list of things that a teacher won't say to parents. This…

Are back-to-school nights worth the effort?

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"I'm not going," my friend confided, no trace of apology in her voice, when I brought up the upcoming back-to-back back-to-school nights. We were debating who despised them more: been-there-so-many-times parents or the teachers, who contractually give up a night to blast through PowerPoint presentations carefully constructed to leave no time for questions. The bell rings, and you're off to dash to the next 9-minute "period."

Dreading the Monday...

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Sundy night. Full of scrambling to get clothes washed, lunch made for the next day, finishing up last minute homework, possibly cleaning up some junk in your room to Start the pound of homework you've mnaged to put off till 7pm at night. Sounds familiar? Is it like you or your son's or…

Enough with the evil attack on the President

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Jealousy is an evil booger. It reveals itself in many sickening ways. But who woulda thought people would be so jealous when our President Obama took time out of his busy schedule of dealing with monkey drama creating republicans, to talk to our kids and teachers and give them positive…

During the speech to the Nation's school children,...

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This is a post speaking of MY personal thoughts and feelings about President Obama's speech made today via Live Tele/Webcast to the Nation's schools and our children.

6 Things Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You (But Wishes You Knew)

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A back-to-school primer for parents so that you're not "that parent".

-AnonyBetty, BettyConfidential.com As teachers across the…

5 Things Your Kid's Teacher Needs from You

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Sneakers are tied, cowlicks are tamed, and a morning snack is tucked safely inside…

Seven of 10 parents: I'd like my child to become a teacher. What???????

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In a recient article on Yahoo news seven of 10 parents: I'd like my child to become a teacher. http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090826/ts_csm/aedpoll Working in education I find it hard to believe - I mean I…

The 40 Best Fictional Teachers

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Remember your favorite teacher? The one that inspired you to dissect a frog/understand Shakespeare/try out for the Mathletes? The teacher whose class you wanted to attend? We’d give ‘em all gold stars if we could. But today, we celebrate the next best thing: a round-up of 40 kick-ass fictional teachers. From ruler-wielding disciplinarians who demand respect to nurturing mentors who instill worldly wisdom to nutball professors who ignore the syllabus; these teachers get our shiny red apple of approval. – Andrea Zimmerman