Rev. Ron Barker bans Harry Potter yup is this ridiculous. Rev. Ron Barker is the head of a Catholic school in a Boston.

Rev. Ron Barker ordered to have Harry Potter taken off the library shelves at St. Joseph’s school in Wakefield, Mass., Rev. Ro

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There are so many people that complain about student college books that they have to purchase. Books can be a big cost for many students that could reach the same level of tuition in some schools. Some direct student loans given by the federal gov

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Do you like to eat fish? I’m. There are numerous methods for delicious fish cooking. Asian people would like to have their fish steamed or deep fried; and yes…we like Sashimi as well.

With current technology, they are using giant ships, using sta

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Well, if you are busy, young, or a professional from the middle class, poverty comes to mind usually when a community activity has been conducted in the slums, or when it is reported on TV - along the squatters’ areas, or in a far off barrio in the

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This article looks at why one family is choosing to homeschool. In the past, most homeschoolers made this choice for religious reasons. Now, parents are choosing homeschool for educational reasons. Increasingly, parents are choosing to homeschool

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Do mommy cliques exist in your school community? Or, do you just think that Queen Bee Moms and King Pin Dads are running the show? This essay discusses how appearances can be misleading in a school community. Often, it is the parents who have limi

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I always thought being a city planner would be a cool job. Think about it: you get to review traffic patterns, examine population growth, determine whether new schools or roads need to be built, etc. Imagine having the ability to control traffic flow.

In reviewing my stats at StatCounter, I thought, hmmn: “there are lots of similarities

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News flash: I just learned my old Catholic grade school is celebrating its 80th anniversary. A call went out to former students to send in a little blurb about where we are now and any memories about the school we wanted to share.
Hmmm. Memories? Share? With the school that gave me the memories I’d rather forget? Tell me, did anyone have a

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Will the little guy finally come out on top? Maybe a win on the field isn't the only way to be a champion.

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Results of a study by the National Endowment for the Arts showing that Americans are reading less for fun or pleasure. As a result students are doing more poorly on tests.
Also, report on a book, "Set Our Teachers FREE! A Plan to Save Public Education" and an education reform plan (The Kingsland Plan) for turning students into superst

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The Department of Education has launched a new website for teachers and other educators, called Doing What Works. It is to be a national clearing house for tools and techniques that are working in individual areas. Teachers can download tools, templates and even videos demonstrating what is working in a given area and, hopefully, improve stude

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Jurnee Smollett has been active in HIV/AIDS involved causes since she was twelve. Jurnee Smollett has spoken at the Ryan White Youth Conference, and elsewhere, such as in local Junior High, and High schools on this issue. Jurnee Smollett first encounter with the disease came at age seven when a crew member of On Our Own died of AIDS. Jurnee S

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Thinking about going back to school? Well, you don’t really have to leave your PC chair anymore to educate yourself. The Internet has made it possible for virtually anyone with access to get a broad range of free education online and there’s hardly anything you won’t find on the world wide web. A lot of schools, colleges and universities offe

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“What do you get for the man who has everything?” is the question on most women’s minds during the Christmas shopping season. It always seems like it is harder to buy for those closest to us. All to often, wives resort to the old standbys: a tie or aftershave.

Take some time, plan ahead and think outside the box. Think about your hubby’s h

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We all have had that fear, when we were young of, "What will become of me if I don't pass this (or that) class?"

It's an artificial fear. Grades and standards are about power. Knowledge and grades have no direct proportion to each other, no matter how much the schools try to brainwash you that they do.

This post at

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