Collecting My Thoughts

At the K-12 level, the risk of Covid to children is low. The Wall St.  Jou...

This sounds like a bad joke, but when you think about it, it sort of makes sense. . . Acne as a teen predicts success. "We use data f...

Every student in the Milwaukee Cristo Rey Jesuit High School graduating class will be the first in their family accepted to college. All 85 ...

Highlights on school crime.  https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018036.pdf    It's decreased in this century, but would you know from the new...

I met this young woman on Facebook, don’t remember exactly how, but I’ve enjoyed her posts over the years.  I’ve also seen photos of her bea...

Students at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio are petitioning and organizing to have a gay teacher reinstated. Unless they wish...

I don’t buy this.  The whole purpose of high school clubs is to learn leadership skills and develop friendships.  There are plenty of clubs ...

A Columbus school teacher told me that his school has gone to separate lunch hours for boys and girls. "Wow," I said, "What...

"Richmond, California (CNN) -- Investigators say as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-...

Forced Altruism With every public and private school in the country requiring "community service" hours, there just aren't eno...

Is Juno really a comedy? The first thing that isn't funny is the cost of Saturday matinee tickets at the Lennox--$7.00--and a small ba...

Monday Memories--Is there life after high school I saw this meme over at Big Mama . She's been out of high school 18 years, so her mem...

Monday Memories of Memories The Tech Reunion The Committee for the Reunion did a fabulous job. From the nametags, to the dinner to the vis...

3708 Prom wasn't this tough when I was in school This is a photo of a permission slip for . . . well, read it here. I didn't kn...

3227 High School science way back when Although I didn't know it until a few minutes ago, my high school science curriculum was simil...

#21 High School letter sweaters My friend Nancy is amazed that I was able to have a “vintage clothes closet” in our former home of 34 years....