CultureFeed Archives
Students helped design new $43M school in partnership with Oracle
Students at Design Tech High School moved into a brand-new, high-tech, 64,000-square-foot building on the campus of software giant Oracle this month—a school they helped design over the last three years.
JROTC students excel: ‘Comes with being part of something much bigger than themselves’
Ashby Foote, city councilman in Jackson, Mississippi, is a big fan of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for good reason.
NY elementary students thank veterans for service
Teachers at Olean City Schools in New York want to instill good character in students, so they invited local veterans in to area schools to show their appreciation and model the proper way to give thanks to those who fought for freedom.
Memphis teacher connects students with history
Daniel Warner was drawn to the profession of teaching by the opportunity to cultivate thinkers and learners. Now, his students are engaged in vigorous debates drawing on primary sources.
Library reaches out with gratitude tree
The Healdsburg Regional Library is offering students a unique way to show their gratitude, and it couldn’t come at a more opportune time.
‘Culture coordinator’ connects students, family, school and community to build ‘positive environment’
Esek Hopkins Middle School “culture coordinator” Carina Monge is working to connect with students, parents, and local officials to bring her Rhode Island school community closer together.
Academics lament eroding college culture’s negative impacts on character, marriage, families
Two veteran academics are ringing the alarms about the behavior and mindset of college students in America today, pointing to a “profoundly unintellectual” environment rife with sexual promiscuity that’s undermining marriages and families.
College athletes visit MT schools to inspire students with messages about character, core values
Young students in Billings, Montana are soaking up lessons about character and leadership from college athletes they look up – an initiative aimed at helping students visualize their goals becoming a reality.
Student behavior makes teaching harder than ever
Hilderbrand Pelzer III once taught in a juvenile detention center. Now, as a principal, he says that student behavior in Philadelphia schools makes teaching harder than ever.
What’s that kid doing in the tree?
A writer encounters a group of kids climbing trees, wading in streams, and using maps to find a trail in a state park. Where are their parents? They’re practicing “masterly inactivity,” a concept Naomi Schaefer Riley explores in her new book, Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning SnapChat.
Alternative thinking about student discipline in schools
Schools across the country, and California in particular, are rethinking school discipline in an effort to reduce suspensions for black students, both through restorative justice programs and policy changes focused on keeping unruly students in school.
Cade Museum aims to ‘spark wonder, invent possible’ with exhibits that blend science and art
A “26,000-square-foot intellectual oasis” opened in Gainesville, Florida in May after more than a decade of fundraising, and it aims to inspire visitors to “spark wonder, invent possible.”
