Blogs Posts in Schooling category; 12 blog posts

School is boring and irrelevant, say teenagers

Many teenagers find lessons boring and irrelevant - and say the education system should be changed to suit their needs. Eight out of 10 said they were fed up with school and almost half said there were not enough courses to choose from, w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Back to School

After a summer of sleeping in or doing things on your time, the alarm bell announcing that first day of school can be a rude awakening. Whether you're an anxious new freshman or a confident senior, heading back to school signals a time of t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Advisory Board

The mission of the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is to provide guidance and support to the library regarding provision of services to West Linn middle- and high-schoolers. TAB members represent a diversity of educational experiences, includin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

The old school days

THE strongest of bonds between human males are forged during their years together in school (I dare not speak for the females of the species).Those are the years pre-pubescent and teenage boys on the road to self-discovery and adulthood con [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Chicago area's best schools

Chicago's Northside College Prep kept its firm hold on the state's top-scoring high school spot, while a new arrival — Palatine's Fremd High — muscled its way into the top 10 by vaulting over eight other schools.Chicago claimed [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Why be schooled?

The first semester has ended and the second is just around the bend. It is good to give some thought to schooling and why it is a good thing to attend school. Let us start by calling trash what it is, and the proposition mouthed by the syco [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Parents home-school to avoid vaccinations

JACKSON, Miss Debra Barnes has a thriving chiropractic practice, a nice home and a family who loves living in the South, but she said she would leave Mississippi in a heartbeat if health officials tried to force her home-schooled children t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Is it time for community schooling?

Why have previous attempts at community schooling largely failed? Pam Woolner from the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Newcastle discusses, and sets out possible implications for the current initiative The appeal of e [...]

Posted On : Aug, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

A marvel of style and schooling

The National Ballet of China has arrived for a week's season at Covent Garden, bringing Swan Lake as its opening gambit on Monday night, and following it on Friday with Raise the Red Lantern . This repertory ploy is astute: we are to see no [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Olympic schooling

Life-changing. That’s how Alison Antonio, Executive Director of the Delta Spirit of B.C. Community Committee, characterised her recent experience at the Canadian Olympic Academy. The week-long course was educational, inspirational an [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Teen Fashion 2008

With globalization catching up at a rapid speed in India, can global fashion be far behind! The modern Indian teen is aware of the latest in fashion and knows what’s hot and what’s not. If you thought girls were the only ones wh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Helping teens make most of summer can be a chore

The azaleas are beginning to bloom, summer clothes are showing up in stores, and Easter is right around the corner. It's almost spring, but some working moms aren't thinking about gardening or shopping or dyeing eggs. No, it's time for the [...]