Schools

The bad and the good — Thank you to Keeley Schroder for creating this June Challenge. Today, in a humourous exchange of comments, The Sturg suggested I might combine prompts 9 and 10: Is there a teacher who has influenced or inspired you? Peeing in the shower: yay or nay? The talk of showers made me…

By Peggy Danson Before I became an EPA, I became the mother of a special needs child My oldest daughter was around three when I really came to realize there was something a little different about her. She didn’t seem to engage the way that other kids did. She couldn’t…

Despite attempts by the North Valley Military Institute to rush the process, the LACCD trustees will take time to make an informed decision. — “Poor planning on your part does not necessitate an emergency on mine.” – Bob Carter With the 2022–23 school year coming to a close, the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) currently has nowhere to hold classes next year. With time running out to come up with a plan, “Superintendent” Mark…

It seems to happen sporadically in Indonesia for some reason or another. Recently, a mass hysteria panic happened at one girls school in north-east Malaysia. When things like this happen, the students and/or staff are told to stay at home instead. These types of possessions seem to happen to only…

This is an example of how new schools through a new philosophy could look like. Name of philosophy: Self Principles What the philosophy is about: using coaching and academic principles to adap to society through self awareness Name of school: Life Prep Mission Program will consist of these 2 branches: coaching…

This is an extract from a longer conversation about knowledge, teaching and schools. The full text is available here. Henry Welwyn: We’re coming back to my original question. Is the problem knowledge, per se, or is it that what we’re calling ‘knowledge’ is somehow deficient, something that falls short of…

Unfortunately, increased school shootings have become a trend in the United States. Not too long ago, in 2022, in Texas, a gunman caused a devastating tragedy by murdering 19 children and two teachers. This incident reignited debates surrounding gun laws and how the public views gun control. To address this…

I sat on a small stool, my eyes heavy with sleep, clutching my leg tightly on the porch of our house. The morning sun filtered through the trees, casting a warm glow, but my mother’s expression revealed her furious determination as she hurriedly prepared breakfast, time slipping through her fingers…

A cautionary tale about seizing opportunities — This article is the first in a series I’ve been meaning to write called Eighteen Lessons for Eighteen Years (18/18 for short). The series is basically as the title says: I wanted to share a lesson I learned for each of the eighteen years I have been alive thus far…