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School Problems

My Biggest Problem With School

Patrick Mott | Posted 06.09.2013 | Teen
Read More: School Reform, Education Reform, Academic Success, Academic Weaknesses, Academic Strengths, School Problems, My Problem With School, Teen News
Patrick Mott

Teachers aren't entirely evil, but it seems as if it is their job to show their students that we don't understand course material. Why is that?

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Popping Pills No Solution for Bad Schools

Allen Frances | Posted 12.15.2012 | Home
Read More: Drug Company Advertising, Class Size, Adhd, Stimulant Medication, Off-Label Prescribing, Learning Disabilities, School Problems, ADHD Children, ADHD Medication, Adhd Meds, Home News
Allen Frances

The solution to bad schools is to work toward better schools -- not to medicate the kids victimized by them. How absurd to avoid the shortcomings of our educational system by focusing on the difficulties individual children have in coping with them.

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Emotionally Disturbed Inner City Students

Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Behavioral Problems, Welfare, Drug Addiction, Inner City, Mental Health, Police, Children, School Problems, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Funding, Gangs, Family Values, Disadvantaged, Drop-Out, Emotional Problems, Teachers, Donations, Schools, Arrest, Impact News
Dr. Ronald Ricker and Dr. Venus Nicolino

The problems facing today's inner city students, particularly those with behavioral and emotional problems, are innumerable and daunting. The Linden Center is an example of a program that attempts to deal with these problems.

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