Education News
Here’s a useful site — free piano lessons and piano information
You’ve heard the old joke, I’m sure — “Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the surgery?” “Why, of course, my dear.” “Wonderful! I couldn’t play the piano before.” — or something like that.
Sorry. I know that was pretty lame, but I couldn’t resist a little piano humor, in light of the [...]
You never need to embarrass your friends over school fundraisers again
Be honest, all of us have been in a situation where we’ve felt uncomfortable bringing sign-up sheets to work and pushing our coworkers to buy soap, soup, flowers, candy, cookies, cards, whatever, to help raise money for our kids’ school band trip, school uniforms, or — whatever. Or, you’ve been on the receiving end of [...]
Fenster Boarding School strives to help troubled students achieve their very best
Fenster Boarding School has been motivating and educating teenagers since 1944. The school, located in Tucson, Arizona, is a boarding school for troubled teens, focusing on “structured academic and behavioral systems” to accomplish the task.
The school’s website says they strive to help teens who are not fulfilling their academic potential because they lack motivation, or [...]
Should ‘No Child Left Behind’ continue as law of the land?
President Bush called today for renewal of his “No Child Left Behind” federal education law.
As a writer and a former teacher, I’m all in favor of education, literacy, and all those other good things associated with an intelligent culture. But every time I read or hear anything about this particular federal law, I cringe just [...]
