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Starr Points Over the years, schools have become the places where kids go to get everything they might not get at home. Sex education, drug and alcohol education, breakfast, health care, character education, after-school care. But is all that really the role schools should play?

Education Humor National columnist Regina Barreca brings her timely, insightful humor to Ed World.

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Click to read Lessons from Our Nation’s Schools, Whatever It Takes, In A Sub’s Shoes, and Teaming Up to Achieve series.

Wonder Years’ Actress Extols Wonders of Math After endearing herself to TV viewers as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, actress Danica McKellar discovered her love and aptitude for mathematics. McKellar hopes her book, Math Doesn’t Suck, makes math more understandable for girls.

Soapbox Students with naturalist intelligence can feel constrained by traditional classrooms and by spending so much time indoors. Teacher Gwen Lanning discusses ways to make school more naturalist-friendly.


This Week’s Survey Question How satisfied are you with the level of security in your school building?  

Last Week’s Survey Question Do you think parents give you the respect you deserve?  

 

Cooking with Joy Tired of everything you start cooking on top of the stove burning before it gets to the table? To rest the smoke alarm, Joy Rotondi suggests upgrading the frying pan, trying a different cooking oil, turning down the heat, and scrutinizing the recipe.

Wire Side Chat Through lesson study, teachers learn to work together to develop, teach, and refine a lesson. While this can mean breaking old teaching habits, the authors of a guide to lesson study say the result is improved instruction and student learning.

NCLB Updates Wondering what’s going on with the No Child Left Behind Act? Peruse our list of news stories about the federal law.

News for Kids
See our archive of 100 news stories -- “ripped from the headlines” -- written with your students in mind. Each comes with a complete Teacher’s Guide.

Autoimmune Diseases Hit Teachers Hard Results from a study show that the mortality rate from autoimmune diseases for teachers is twice that for people in other professions. The study suggests that some people may be predisposed to autoimmune diseases, and that factors in the environment or exposure to infections trigger their onset.

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