Just a few years ago, when kids began having their own phones in large numbers, schools freaked out. At my daughter's junior high, phones had to be hidden away in backpacks or lockers. Any teacher who observed a student with a phone was required to seize it. The phone was then taken to the office,…
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Would You Tattoo for Education?
Private schools, well-known for their tolerance of the off-beat, surely welcomed Kari Smith's son into their fold (sarcasm). In 2005, unable to afford the pricey tuition, Kari did what...well, almost no one, I had hoped... would do. She offered her forehead as advertising space online and soon had a taker, the virtual casino "Golden Palace.com."…
World Class: Snapshots of Classrooms From Around the Globe
The ever-curious Brain Pickings yesterday shed light on a fascinating project, "Classroom Portraits." Since 2004, photographer Julian Germain has captured images of classrooms the world over, progressing from his small corner of North East England to include schools from North and South America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Collected in a new book, Germain's…
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