Archive for January, 2007

Teacher fired for “butt painting”

A high school art teacher has been fired after his out of hours activities as a “butt printing artist” became public knowledge. The Associated Press has reported that the Chesterfield County School Board decided to terminate the employment of Stephen Murmer.
Murmer, a teacher at Monacan High School, was suspended in December after objections were [...]

With each decade the face of education has changed to reflect the current trends in education. The policy initiatives of each president, governor, community leader and parent have been aimed at transforming children’s learning environments into the ideal situation. While these initiatives may never succeed to meet every child’s needs the combined result of [...]

The prevalence of online education has obviously been pushed along by the advances in technology. If you’d told someone 20 years ago that it would be possible to complete and online education degree without leaving your home, you’d probably attract some strange looks. Online education programs are now big business.
It used to be the case [...]

An Inconvenient Truth, the film made by former US Vice President Al Gore on climate change, will be shown in every Scottish secondary school as of August 2007. Every fourth and sixth-year pupil in the country will get the chance to see the film which provides a stark warning on the future of the planet.
Ross [...]

A new article on student loan consolidation is up. May provide some useful information if you are starting your first year of full time work. Something to think about anyway. You can read it here.