Tag Archives: school administrators

The Schizo Principal’s Facebook Dilemma

The Principal was dishonest, but the School Board wanted her to be. Or not. Continue reading

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The Jack Berghouse Cheating Conundrum: Bad Father? Good Father? Ethics Corrupter?

Is it right for parents to use lawyers and the court system to intimidate schools into whitewashing a student’s records? Continue reading

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The Principal Who Helped Gaby Rodriguez Fake Her Pregnancy Just Won “Principal of the Year.” The Frightening Thing Is, He Might Have Deserved It.

An honor for the principal who helped a student lie to just about everyone. Continue reading

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Filed under Character, Education, Gender and Sex, Journalism & Media, Professions, Research and Scholarship

Ethics Flashback: A Letter From Kurt Vonnegut

Author Kurt Vonnegut’s ppwerful and sensitive letter to a book-burner. Continue reading

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Filed under Character, Citizenship, Education, Literature

Three Tales of Ethics-Free Horror in American Schools

Three schools, two abused students and a porn star teacher. Ah, the American educational system! Continue reading

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“No Tolerance,” Expulsion, and Poisoned Coffee

Schools use the same punishment for calling a teacher “cute” and trying to kill her. Something is amiss. Continue reading

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School Insanity: A Warning From Canada…

When it comes to hysterical over-reactions in schools, California is bad, but you’ll never guess who’s worse. Continue reading

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Yuri’s Tweets, Flawed Analogies and the School’s Defenders

More on Yuri Wright’s tweets and expulsion Continue reading

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Filed under Character, Education, Etiquette and manners, Religion and Philosophy, Sports, The Internet, Workplace

Attention Schools: You Do Not Own Your Students

Here we go again—a school decides that a student is theirs to supervise, 24-7. Continue reading

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Comment of the Day: “Let’s Have An Open Debate on Both Sides …”

A Comment of the Day that should have been a letter to a school newspaper. Continue reading

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Filed under Education, Family, Gender and Sex, Religion and Philosophy