"Hitler had a good 20 to 30 IQ points on Bush, so comparing Bush to Hitler would in many ways be an insult to Hitler."MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A university instructor who came under scrutiny for arguing that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 attacks likens President Bush to Adolf Hitler in an essay […]
Has school destroyed your creativity and self-confidence? I'm working on a book called Recovering From School, to help you heal the damage caused. Join the Patreon or Newsletter to be notified about updates. Paid Patreon members will get early draft previews, as well as a free digital copy when it's done.
US: University instructor likens Bush to Hitler
US: School Board Blocks High School Drama Club Production
Yakima's A.C. Davis High's production of The Laramie Project has been canceled, because the play "could be perceived as promoting homosexuality.""We'd brought it up in the meetings...there might be issues we never really expected it was going to be the school district," said drama club president and Davis senior Kristie Prescott. Prescott and several drama […]
US: Mock documentary could get superintendent fired
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A suburban school superintendent says he was only trying to be funny when he took videotaped interviews with his new teachers, spliced in his own gag questions and made the faculty members look like killers, strippers and drug users.Now he could lose his job."How do you like to unwind?" Bremen High […]
US: Ohio vandals give 6,700 students a day off
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) -- The city's school district took the unusual step of canceling Monday's classes for all 6,700 students because vandals trashed the city's school bus fleet twice during the weekend.The shutdown was intended to give police time to investigate all 50 buses for damage and evidence that could lead to the perpetrators, district […]
US: Study backs parents who say "No TV on a school-night"
Parents now have science to back them up when they say, "Turn off the TV. It's a school night."Middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school, a new study finds, but weekend viewing and gaming doesn't affect school performance much."On weekdays, the more they watched, the […]
US: School gives detention to parents who get their kids to school late
NEW YORK (AP) -- A public school is requiring detention for parents who get their kids to school late.Under the new rule at the Manhattan School for Children, parents who don't drop off their children by 8:25 a.m. have to pick up late slips from the principal's office and go to the auditorium to serve […]
UK: Children 'deserve a childhood'
Children are entitled to a childhood and parents need help to realise this right, the Conservatives have said.Shadow education secretary David Willetts told the party's conference that "more and more, we treat children as though they are adults".He also told delegates in Bournemouth that teachers accused of inappropriate behaviour deserved anonymity unless they were charged […]
US: Congress trying to make homeschooling illegal
As another reminder of attempts to take educational choices out of the hands of parents, legislation has been introduced in Congress proposing to amend the U.S. Constitution to make public education a "right."House Joint Resolution 29, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., (D-Illinois) in 2005, is eerily similar to language in the United […]
US: Police: Teen Forced To Drink Turpentine
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Police have arrested the mother and two cousins of a pregnant 16-year-old who are accused of forcing the teen to drink turpentine in an attempt to induce an abortion.Rozelletta B. Blackshire, 44, was charged with criminal abortion and first-degree cruelty to children, Columbus Police Sgt. Debra Bohannon said. The teen's cousins, Shonda […]
US: Teacher takes revenge in yearbook page
In Ohio, one teacher had enough and set out for revenge against her school students - and her bosses.The teacher happened to be the yearbook advisor and she quietly paid to take out an ad in the yearbook and published her own "report card" as she walked out the door to retirement. There is little […]
If you like what we're doing here, you can become a Patron and sign up for our newsletter!