School Survival

A survey has found that troublesome pupils are at their worst between their first break and lunchtime, and that they are specifically disruptive on Wednesdays.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

In 1964, Roger Barker and Paul Gump, in their book, "Big School, Small School," summarized hundreds of studies that concluded small schools are better, with the optimum size being about 400 to 500 students. This has been confirmed by numerous studies and reports since then.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Eight years after public schools got caught up in the notion of zero tolerance for various behaviors, the symbol for tough discipline has faded some.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Cobb County parents who are angered by an emphasis on evolution in new science textbooks were told Thursday the district will tell students it is a scientific theory, not fact.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

Well, I said the site was gonna go down Feb 28, but I thought I'd have a chance to move it before then. Being in college over here with extremely limited internet access kinda screwed that idea up :( I still meant to backup visitor comments and stuff like that, but never got a chance, […]

Some time ago f2s.com sent me an email telling me they're shutting down their free hosting services at the end of february, so I've gotta find another host for this site and the sooner the better. Prohosting would be fine, but they put ugly ads on each page and they didn't reply to my signup […]

I was browsing the 'net earlier, and found that someone had ripped off the Wasting Time section of this site, and copied it directly to his site. All the guy did was remove all the credits, as if he'd come up with it all himself. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, as the saying […]

I finally reinstalled Windows on the unstable computer in the house, which is also the one with the internet connection. After reinstalling the modem, everything is MUCH faster!! So, what does that mean for School Survival? It means I can upload more stuff more quickly. Expect more essays and summaries... and help me out by […]

I'm posting this update to show that my script works :) Yeah, I know I haven't added much meaningful in a long time (except for RATS, but that's different). SEND ME ALL YOUR OLD ESSAYS AND BOOK SUMMARIES!! Well, if you're considerate and want to share them with others, that is :) Send it here.[link]

I wrote my own script to run the Opinionz section, which works better than the old one. So, now I have to convert all the old opinions to the new format :( So you can still post there and stuff, it'll just take a while before I get the old stuff up there with it.