Beyond his music and activism, the late Fela Kuti’s parenting style was largely unknown until Thursday, when his youngest son, Seun Kuti, gave a rare peek into his iconic father’s views on child discipline. In a viral Instagram video, Seun revealed what his father did when a teacher beat him (Seun) in school. Seun’s remarks … Read more
Michelle Villanueva’s son was just 11 when Douglas County school resource officers handcuffed him and put him in a patrol car, leaving the sixth-grader for two hours before booking the boy, who has autism, into juvenile jail for poking a classmate with a pencil. After the August 2019 incident, Villanueva no longer felt comfortable sending … Read more
MUAR: A 54-year-old teacher lost more than RM198,000 after he was duped into thinking that he might get arrested by the police for suspected illegal activities. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the teacher received a call at around 3pm on Nov 24 from an individual who claimed to be from Tenaga … Read more
Nearly 1,500 government employees, including gazetted officers and college professors in Kerala, have been found fraudulently receiving social security pensions, prompting Finance Minister K N Balagopal to order stringent disciplinary measures, an official source said on Wednesday. Teachers from the higher secondary sector are also on the list of those receiving welfare pensions. (iStock) “It … Read more
Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more
Photo: WAM In a significant step, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced that outstanding private sector teachers in Dubai can apply for a Golden Visa from October 15, 2024. Educators who have made significant contributions to the emirate’s private education sector will be granted long-term residency. The move comes under the directives … Read more
It’s a dinosaur that roamed Alberta’s badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a big, bumpy, bony head the size of a baby elephant. On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground. They call it “Big Sam.” The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be unearthed from … Read more
My son is 29 months old and, already, I am anxious about his education. Recently, I have been thinking about moving from Beijing’s east to its west, where high-quality schools and tutors are more abundant, as some of my friends with children have done. As Chinese, we seem to be saddled with that sort of … Read more
KEY POINTS In most districts, teachers are tasked with creating an even more rigorous curriculum. Shortages are even more pronounced among high-needed subject areas such as math, science, special education, and bilingual education. The education system in the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis as public school teachers leave the profession at an alarming … Read more
Home Education Teachers’ Day 2024 on Sept 5: Interesting Facts About Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Every year, Teacher’s Day is celebrated on September 5, 2024, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a renowned scholar and the second President of India. Teachers’ Day 2024: A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and … Read more
