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Veterans Day Lesson Plans: How Teachers Can Incorporate Day In Class

lessonplanet.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Holiday, Education, Veterans Day, Veterans Day Teaching Resources, Veterans Day Lesson Plans, Lesson Plans, School, Class, Classroom, Teaching Resources, Home News

Veterans Day Lesson Plans: Lesson plans that can help students understand why Veterans Day is an important national holiday. Teacher Resource Guide...

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Tanzanian Schoolkids Tweet Their Thanks For Global Donations

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Social Media, Thank You, Tanzania, Twitter, Epic Change, School, Tweetsgiving, Impact News

This week, in the Moivaro village of Arusha, Tanzania, in the shadow of Mt. Meru, a group of schoolkids discovered Twitter. A year ago, Shepherds Juni...

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10 Things We Should Teach Every Kid About Food

Rob Smart | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Farms, Consumer Food Expenditures, Fast Food, Cooking, Children, Farmers, Education, Food, Food Retail, Community, Schools, Home Cooking, Gmo, Innovation, School, Pro Food, Eating, Industrial Food, Sustainable, Organic, Curriculum, School Lunch, Food Marketing, Green News
Rob Smart

We must find creative ways to reintroduce food in its broadest sense to children's everyday activities, starting with school, in order to close the knowledge gap between farm and plate.

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Michelle Obama: Teachers Are Key To Successful Economy

US News & World Report | Michelle Obama | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: University, Leadership, Education, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Good Teachers, Successful Economy, Leadership Skills, u.s. Department of Education, Teachers, School, Politics News

We all remember the impact a special teacher had on us--a teacher who refused to let us fall through the cracks; who pushed us and believed in us when...

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Spanking Kids: IQ Lower For Children Who Were Spanked: Study (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Spanking, Education, Spanking Kids IQ, Spanking Kids, Child-Raising, Children Intelligence, Spanking Children IQ, Corporal Punishment, Parent Abuse, School, Iq, Spanking Children, Living News

A new study suggests that spanking children can significantly lower their IQs. The study, involving hundreds of U.S. children, showed the more a c...

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afrika Bambaataa, Tommy Boy Records, Rapper's Delight, Spray Paint, Urban Culture, South Bronx, Salt -N- Pepa, Female Rappers, Music, Mc's, 1970's, Spinderella, Angie Stone, Planet Rock, Aerosol Paint, Africa, Graffiti, Soul Music, Martial Arts, African-American, Women, Sugar Hill Gang, Rap, Brazil, Sugar Hill Records, Hip-Hop, Mc Lyte, Jazzy Joyce, Dancing, 1981, Microphone, Breakdancing, Soul Sonic Force, Capoiera, Dj, The Sequence, 1979, Monica Lynch, Sylvia Robinson, Turntables, Costumes, Black Women, Clothing, Harris Publications, Whitney Museum of Art, Business, Vh1, Stylist, Hip Hop Records, The Oscars, Photographers, Spotlight, Image Makers, Editors, DJ Beverly Bond, Publicist, Behind the Scenes, Magazines, Music Careers, Queen Latifah, Bet, Hip-Hop Films, Fox Network, Denise Dee Barnes, Wendy Williams, Female Graffiti Artists, Fetish, Art, Mtv, Choreographers, Subways, Living Single, Pump It Up!, Hot 97, Multi-Tasking, The Source Magazine, The Wendy Williams Show, Photography, Guidence, Murals, Mentoring, 1990's, Cover Girl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Flip Mode Squad, Images, Apparel, Wild Style, Lady Pink, Sarah A. Friedman, Eve, New York City, Music Videos, Dancers, Black Girls Rock Inc!, XXL Magazine, Costume Design, Entrepreneurers, Vibe Magazine, Art Museums, Viacom, June Ambrose, Leadership, Alumni, Jennifer Lopez, Elements, Michelle Spaise, Minneapolis, TV Shows, Curator, J-Lo, Exhibitions, Rosie Perez, Making the Band, Future, Past, B-Girl Be, Living Color, Festivals, B-Girl, Painting, Tv, Fly Girls, Unleash, Theresa Sweetland, Politics, Video, Political Activism, Female Artists, Art Festival, Laurie Ann Gibson, Education, Tv Sitcoms, Spike Lee, Midwest, Deanna Cummings, Minnesota, Expression, Mama, Television, Activism, Mama Said Knock U Out, Brewing, Do the Right Thing, Concerts, Lauri Lyons, Social Activism, Visual Art, Women in Hip-Hop, Mother, Communication, Intermedia Arts, Sculpture, Commissions, faith47, Sound, Cinema, Music Downloads, Arts Education, Installations, Mixed Media, Art Commistions, Roxanne Shante, Martha Cooper, Marketplace, Fashion, Museums, Art World, Block Parties, Albums, Textiles, October, Youth, Film, Streets, Records, September, Girls, Youth Programs, Cd's, Recording Technology, History, Technology, College, Balls, Music History, Belle, Music School, Universities, Money, Comeback, Scholarship, Undergraduate, School, Diploma, Language, Hip-Hop Studies, Fellowship, Mcnally Smith School of Music, Recording, Music Business, Author, Fab Five Freddie, Flag International, Video Music Box, Yo! Mtv Raps, Flag an American Story, The Bridge, Ralph Mcdaniels, Vinyl Records, Prince, Juxtaposition Arts, Stefskills, Sarah White, Jennifer Rasinski, Corinne Santiago, C-Rocka, Keegan Xavi, Jessica Kitzman, Janelle Olson, Toofly, Tiffany Smith, Niz, Lichiban, Katrina Knutson, Jamel Shabbaz, Tamiko Mitchel, Erotica 67, Motel 7, Ladykfever, Monica Kelly, Amanda Lopez, Abeni Garrett, Desdamona, Catiesha Pierson, B-Fresh, Wendy Williams Show, Alice Mizrachi, Niz Graphics, Kanye West, Chanel Kennebrew, Shannon Joyce, Manifesto Festival, VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV VMA, Michaela Angela Davis, Essence Magazine, Dream Hampton, Amsterdam, London, South Africa, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Japan, Jamaica, Walker Art Center, Toronto, France, Cuba, In the Frame, Harvard, Rhode Island School of Design, Zimbabwe, Barcelona, Argentina, San Francisco, Represent Inc., International Center of Photography, Berlin, Germany, Belgium, Spraycan Art, James Prigoff, Puerto Rico, Powerhouse, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Norway, Paris, Star Tribune, Kulture Klub, Tokyo, Mexico City, Bronx, Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop Degree, Kimora Lee Simmon, Baby Phat, U.K., Russell Simmons, Phat Farm, Getty Images, Icp, Somalia, Somalis, Bling a Planet Rock, Raquel Cepeda, Entertainment News
Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Marshmallow Test VIDEO: A Reenactment Of Walter Mischel's Child Psychology Test

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Pyshology, Marshmallows, Children, Willpower, Deferred Gratification, Preschool, Psychological Testing, Walter Mischel, Walter Mischel Marshmallow, Walter Mischel Marshmallow Test, School, Marshmallow Test, Delayed Gratification, Home News

In the late 1960s, psychologist Walter Mischel performed a series of tests on preschoolers referred to as The Marshmallow Tests. Mischel would give a...

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Kym Krocza: Fox Lake Teacher Allegedly Paid Students For Housework With Zoloft, Marijuana, Alcohol

Chicago Sun-Times | Dan Rozek | Posted 09.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Math Teacher, School, Marijuana, Teacher, Alcohol, Housework, Chicago, Fox Lake, Students, Crime, Kym Krocza, Zoloft, Chicago News

A teacher at a Fox Lake high school recruited two teenage girls to do chores around her home -- then paid the 14-year-olds for their work with marijua...

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A Picture Definitely Worth A Thousand Words

Owen Thiele | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bob Thiele, What a Wonderful World, Music, School, Owen Thiele, Living News
Owen Thiele

I'm not saying that I necessarily will be all the things my grandfather was. But I know what I love... singing. And remembering him, for some reason, inspires me to just stick with it.

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The Ever Expanding Umbilical Cord, or Tweens and Independence

Donna Fish | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Independence, School, Peer Pressure, Tweens, Public Transportation, Teen Independence, New York News
Donna Fish

While I might love the extra freedom I am getting from the care and feeding of my kids, some mothers hate it. So we have to acknowledge that the process our kids go through in separating from us.

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Back to School!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: World of Warcraft, Cool Kids, Comedy and Satire, Einstein, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Office Jobs, The Office, Pregnancy Pacts, 21 Jump Street, School, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Back to School, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

School isn't so bad when you're making it a better place, like they did in the 80's documentary, 21 Jump Street!

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Some Thoughts for Labor Day

Angela Heimburger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Workers, Labor Day, Nannygate, Vacation, Organized Labor, Undocumented Workers, School, Workers Rights, Politics News
Angela Heimburger

The workers who clean houses, cook meals, and provide care for children and the elderly are often on call around the clock, paid a pittance for their services and protected far too little by labor laws.

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When You Educate A Girl, Everything Changes

Julia Moulden | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Africa, Ann Cotton, World Bank, Caroline Daniel, Kofi Annan, New Radicals, School, Girls, Goldman Sachs, Education, 000 Women, Julia Moulden, Careers, Nicholas Kristof, 10, Camfed, Living News
Julia Moulden

"Your eyes, it's a day's work to look into them." American composer and performance artist Laurie Anderson wrote the line that came to me when I first...

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Friday Talking Points [92] -- The End Of Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dog, Floor, Children, Al Franken, Reform, Casey at the Bat, Town Hall, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Brown, Vetoes, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, West Wing, Budget Reconciliation, Health Care, Schoolchildren, Reid, Reconciliation, Lincoln, President Bartlet, Signs, Joint Session, Conference Committee, Committee, Public Option, Democrat, Congress, Address to Congress, Floor Vote, School, Democrats, Silly Season, Barack Obama, Progressive, Mddotw, Health, Harry Reid, Bill, Senate, Healthcare, Law, Senator Brown, President Obama, Speech, Sherrod Brown, Obama, Democratic, Friday Talking Points, Legislation, Pelosi, Senator, Insurance, Kids, Schoolkids, Ohio, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Speaker, Baseball, House, Franken, Blanche Lincoln, The West Wing, Chris Weigant, Health Insurance, Indoctrination, Veto, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Sadly, Obama's speech to school children has become mired in manufactured controversy from the right, with typical sky-is-falling rhetoric about the evil, evil man who occupies the Oval Office.

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Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Louise Slaughter, New York State, Vaccines, Shots, Measles, Americans, 2008, Children, Vaccination, Elementary School, Autism, Immunization, School, Endemic Diseases, Parents, Living News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

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How to Be a Divorced Dad on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Divorced, Education, Father, Dad, Parenting, Divorce, Kids, School, Classroom, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

On my children's debut morning of school -- my first as a newly-minted divorced parent -- I arrive nearly an hour early and wait across the street for them to show up.

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Sexting, Texting, and Other Back-to-School Tips

eSarcasm | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Iphone, Sexting, Vanessa Hudgens, Humor, Satire, Teens, Teen Sex, Facebook, School, Humor and Satire, Teenagers, Texting, Comedy News
eSarcasm

If you send a pic of your ta-tas to your boy-toy, you could just as well send it to the entire world. Flash your friends in-person instead; it's far less risky, and no one's going to be able to upload it to the Internet later.

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Honoring Frank McCourt with a New School

Clara Hemphill | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Schools, West Side Spirit, New York, Clara Hemphill, New York City, Tom Allon, Frank Mccourt, School, Gale Brewer, New York News
Clara Hemphill

I always wanted a chance to help plan a perfect school, and now I'm getting my chance.

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A World Class Education System: What's Missing in this Picture?

Anthony Jackson | Posted 08.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Arne Duncan, Education, Barack Obama, School, Education System, Anthony Jackson, Asia Society, New York News
Anthony Jackson

What is missing in the Obama Administration's view of world class education is a call for schools to produce students who actually know something about the world.

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Soap, Schools and Swine Flu

Deanna Neil | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Soap, New York-New York, Personal Health, Educators, Budget, Swine Flu Pandemic, President Obama, Swine Flu, Obama, School, Barack Obama, New York, New York City, Vaccines, Education, Swine Flu Outbreak, Hygiene, Health, High School, Teachers, Schools, New York News
Deanna Neil

No soap. Not even a dispenser. Enraged, I walked out into the hall. There, standing in perfect contrast, was a laminated poster explaining each step of how to properly wash your hands.

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Healthy Students Learn Better Than Unhealthy Ones: Report

Gotham Schools | Anna Phillips | Posted 08.13.2009 | Home

Read More: School, New York Schools, New York, Health Department, Healthy Students, Unhealthy Students, Health, Home News

(via the Heath Department and DOE report) In a report released today, city health and education researchers conclude that students' academic ...

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Health Class No Longer Required In Texas High Schools

Associated Press | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tennagers, Children, Obesity, School, Grugs, Sex Education, Texas, Health Class, Education, Nutrition, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, High School, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Health Care, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...

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British Banning 'I Before E' Rule

AP | Posted 07.23.2009 | Style

Read More: English, Spelling, Education, Grammar, School, Style News

LONDON — It's a spelling mantra that generations of schoolchildren have learned _ "i before e, except after c." But new British government guid...

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"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Girls, Education, Adhd, Classrooms, Public School, Boys, Teachers, School, Mcas, Living News
Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

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Day Of The African Child Marked Around The World

World Vision | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Aids, Education, Africa, School, Children, Health, Day of the African Child, Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs, African Children, Advocacy, World News
World Vision

By Sue Mbaya and Memory Mushawenyoka NAIROBI--When I was asked recently to reflect on this year's Day of the African Child as a policy advisor and a ...

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