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Eye-Opening Study Finds Teachers Do Not Want to Bring Guns to School

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:53:38 +0000

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December. Now, teachers are opening up about what they’d like to do to protect themselves in a School Improvement Network poll of nearly 11,000 educators from all 50 states. More than 72% claim they would [...]

Crocodile Infestation Gives Kids a Day Off From School

Mike Adams — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:45:05 +0000

Everyone loves a good snow day, but that’s nothing compared to a vicious onslaught of man-eating crocodiles. Earlier this week in southern Vietnam, kids were given a “crocodile day” by the Kim Dong school after dozens of these furious reptiles escaped a local farm and began crawling around the highly populated province of Ca Mau [...]

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

Jo Pincushion — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:14:23 +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:

The NFL, the DNC & the VMAs — This Week in Not Quite History…Yet [VIDEO]

Joe Russo — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:03:00 +0000

If you’ve been too busy playing Madden this week to keep up with the Democratic National Convention and haven’t read a newspaper because, well, it’s a newspaper, then let Jack FM make you feel informed with our first editon of This Week in Not Quite History…Yet. If it looks rudimentary, that’s because it is. Blame [...]

10 Things You Shouldn't Do On Your First Day of School — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:01:36 +0000

It’s time to hit the books again. Summer is officially over, and the time for learning is at hand. We know it’s a bummer, but don’t fret because this year is going to be great. You need to make a great first impression on the first day of school. That means you should be on [...]

10 Things You Should Never Say to Your Teacher — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:19:34 +0000

It’s time to go back to school. It’s time to hit the books. Nothing is going to stop you from being head of the class. Saying the wrong thing it might ruin your chances of classroom stardom, however. Here are 10 things you should never say to your teacher: 1. I love you. 2. Those who do, [...]

14 Things You Don't Want to Hear in the School Cafeteria

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:47:06 +0000

School lunches were never something we looked forward to when we were younger. Sure, we were hungry, but we knew we could eat pencils if we had to and they probably had a more organic taste and better nutritional value than the cafeteria’s “meat loaf surprise” (the surprise being that anyone would consider it “meat”). [...]

Sloppy Joes, Poo-Poo Platters and More — Could Food Names Be Corrupting Our Children?

Kathy Landin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:30:20 +0000

Parents must always be on the offensive to protect their children from the countless ways the world tries to steer them down the wrong path. But should parents be leery of the names of foods? The real answer is probably not. But if you consider what we call certain items in our kitchens and on [...]

Fourth-Grader Suspended for Calling a Teacher 'Cute'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:01:27 +0000

A 9-year-old North Carolina boy was suspended from school after saying a teacher was “cute” — a remark the school principal called sexual harassment. Emanyea Lockett, a student at Brookside Elementary School in Gastonia, told a local news station, “I was talking to my friend and I said Miss Taylor was cute … That’s all [...]

10 Amazing Lunch Boxes

Paula Kashtan — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:00:19 +0000

If you don’t want your kids braving the mystery meat this school year, the first thing you need is a super-cool lunchbox. Here are some of our faves: 10 I’m Not a Paper Bag Bag Made of 100% recycled cotton, this non-paper bag sends a (slightly snobby, but hey – you’re being green) [...]