Researchers from Brigham Young University have found that people who mention suicide in their Twitter posts are likely to attempt the act in real life.
What seems like an obvious conclusion is being interpreted as evidence that teens use the social media platform for more than just posturing. Rather, in many cases, teens take...
" Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?"
Actress Eliza Dushku
This school year, I implemented a school wide enrichment cluster program---and boy, did I learn a lot.
Anytime, you roll a program out to the entire school population, you better be ready for some things to go wrong. In fact, after I expanded this enrichment program, the problems seemed to grow exponentially.
The good news is that the benefits to students and the...
A teenage broadcaster is in trouble with his school after using a phrase borrowed from a popular video game while calling a middle-school football game.
The Sandusky (Ohio) Register reports that the unnamed boy was serving as the play-by-play talent during the broadcast...
Joe loves to take on an activity---if he knows he will be successful at it.
He devours books and racks up points by taking tests on the Accelerated Reader program. With a gift for gab~ he gets recognized for his work as the anchorman for the schools morning news. You definitely cant call Joe a lazy student.
However~ give Joe an assignment or task where success is not certain~ and it can be like slamming the brakes on a car. Complete stop. He grows anxious~ tries to...
Islands~ they can be big and small. They can be found in oceans~ lakes and rivers. Have your students learn some interesting facts about some of the islands of the world!
* The most populated island in the world is Java( part of the country of Indonesia).
* The largest island in the world is Greenland. Australia~ which is 3x the size of Greenland~ is considered a continent.
* The world's largest artificial...
The famous Virginian who wrote the...
The New York Public Library has released its list of 100 Great Children's Books.
Check out the list at this link: http://www.nypl.org/childrens100
How many have your read? Can you think of a book that you would add to the list?
Classic Books that I would consider for the list:
Around the World in 80 Days
Swiss Family Robinson
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Heidi
Black...