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I was meandering through Wikipedia and saw a link, Anti-School Activism. That made me go, "Whaaaa?!?!? That’s a thing?" And I looked into it. Turns out there are

Public School Teacher here. Well, first year public-school teacher, teaching seniors in high school. Most of my kids aren’t bad. Those that are, I can usually work with

I remember in school having very little interest in most subjects, barring art and design and English. I was never particularly good academically in general though. I only

She starts next school year. So far she’s been a straight A student. She loves science and math. I don’t want to screw this up, she is my

My 4 year old had her “Kindergarten Assessment” test today, which is an evaluation the school gives to see if they are ready to start kindergarten. This test

Maybe it is the wine speaking, but right now, this feels like the truth. “We” as a society made failing something negative. It isn’t. Today, I asked a

I know the pros and shortcomings of my own education – I basically did well within traditional schooling and got a corporate job that has served me well.

So, it appears as though my three-year-old (birthday in early July) is smart. Like really, really smart. My wife and I are both teachers, so we are familiar

I have always been a pretty awkward person, not many friends. I “survived” into adulthood. A combination of one of my equally “weird” friends claiming he has asperger’s

They should be taught useful social skills for their age group, how to stand up for themselves, and how to know the difference between being teased by kids