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When we are sick, we take comfort in knowing our doctor is a board certified physician. When we need justice, we hire a lawyer who has passed the bar exam, licensed to practice law. When we have clogged pipes, we call a certified plumber.  Now plumbing may not rank up there in status with being a doctor or a lawyer, or even a teacher, but plumbing ...

A teacher in Tennessee who had just found out he was getting a pink slip for next year came back to the school and shot a couple of principals. 

A Memphis, Tennessee Mom went Crazy at her daughter's school, attacking teachers with a sword. 

Students love it when there is no school, especially on a day when school is planned.  Where I live (Iowa), that is usually because of excessive Snow, etc.  But here are 5 school cancelations during the past couple weeks that were under unusual circumstances.  Check them out here. 

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. (Chinese Proverb)

My friend's Facebook status this morning: ''Another day, another dollar. And I mean that literally.... I'm a teacher!'' Jane Owen, Newport Beach, Ca

Like many teachers, for the past week I have been thinking about the Rhode Island high school that fired all of its teachers because the school repeatedly failed to reach NCLB standards. I don’t know much about the school, but I suspect I can guess what kind of school it is. I suspect it’s in [...]

Here is an interesting video, filmed by students at a school assembly.  It seems two Canadian teachers decided to simulate a lap dance during a school assembly.  I think they may be in trouble!!

Like most states, in this bad economy, Georgia is struggling to pay for schools and teachers. Teachers were furloughed for three days in the fall, and we will probably have 3 more furlough days this semester. Next year looks just as bad, and some politicians advocate shortening the school year by as many as ten [...]

For the past couple of days, I have been working on a faculty newsletter tribute to Ed Deavers, an outstanding teacher who died a little over a week ago. As I wrote previously, one of Ed’s former students established a Facebook page for Ed and invited students and former students to share their stories about [...]