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Teenager replaces a neighbor’s flag
Moses Lake, Washington resident Junior Villarreal’s home security camera recently caught a young man on his front porch, and he took to Facebook to identify the culprit.
Back-to-school rally draws community together for backpack give-away, lessons on school safety
Alachua County Public Schools’ annual backpack give-away has a new theme this year: “See Something, Say Something, Do Something.”
College seeks to close “cultural gap” with “patriotism class”
A new requirement at a Midwestern college teaches freshmen patriotism and skills valued by the military.
The Character Frame Shift
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) predicted a day when it would be impossible to say, “Thou shalt not.” In late-modern North America, we are fast approaching that day. To the degree that this is true, it will influence how we think about and engage in character formation.
Students’ racist video sparks immediate reaction from NAACP, school officials
When leaders of Alabama’s Russell County/ Phenix City NAACP received a tip about a video of local students chanting racist lyrics, including the phrase “to hell with the NAACP,” it didn’t go over very well.
Family sues school officials for allegedly failing to stop bullying that led to son’s suicide
A civil jury in Saratoga County, New York is considering whether officials at Oliver W. Winch Middle School and South Glen Falls school district is liable for the suicide of a 13-year-old student who was relentlessly bullied.
“If it’s not illegal or immoral, why not give it a try?”
“If it’s not illegal or immoral, why not give it a try?” Michael Niehoff contends that this question is one of the keys to creating a culture in which students learn to take risks in order to become respected experts at something.
New research: why kids bring weapons to school
A recent study reveals students who are bullied by their classmates are far more likely to bring a weapon to school, and it highlights the risk factors that can predict such incidents.
TN high school students create opportunities for others
Students at a Tennessee high school are using funds from a grant they won to identify community needs and to launch projects to achieve results.
Creative discipline helps states meet ESSA performance targets
A middle school in Texas takes an unconventional approach to dealing with theft that might help other schools improve school climate and outcomes for students.
Scholars on Schools: Interview with Carol Ann MacGregor on Catholic High Schools
In this short clip, sociologist Carol Ann MacGregor talks with veteran educator Angus McBeath about what Catholic school students believe their teachers want from them and what happens when students disagree with official church teaching.
Dr. Beth Green on “Do as I say not as I do”
‘Do as I say as not as I do’ is the familiar adage of weary parents, teachers and leaders. The problem is that the growing body of research into teaching, learning and moral formation shows us that telling people what to do is the least effective way for them to learn.
