I retract the earlier post about the teacher fired for violating a school policy by posting a photo of herself drinking a beer on Facebook. Ashley Payne did nothing wrong. Continue reading →
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Parents need to do their jobs. Schools need to try to do what they have always been responsible for—educate, a whole lot better. They have no business extending their power outside the school grounds when they have so much trouble using it properly where it truly belongs. Continue reading →
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“When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody!” Continue reading →
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Now that I know I’m not the only one to be a bit troubled by the gleefully unethical practices of the absurdly talented high school students in the performance choir chronicled in the Fox TV series “Glee,” I will conquer my fear of rampaging “Gleeks” and say so. Continue reading →
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Comment of the Day: “Facebook Wars: Parental Abdication, School Abuse of Power”
The Comment of the Day is from Joshua, from the lively thread on the post “Facebook Wars: Parental Abdication, School Abuse of Power.” Continue reading →
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