Items tagged with 'Education'

Controversy as Prep School Teacher Asks Students To Write Suicide Notes

News by Dean Fetzer June 13, 2013 (3) comments

An assignment at a New York prep school asks students to compose “suicide notes from the perspective of a suicidal character in the book "The Secret Life Of Bees."

California School Trades Books for Toy Guns

News by Dean Fetzer June 11, 2013 (11) comments

During “Safety Day”, an elementary school in Hayward, California set up an exchange program offering books for toy guns to encourage kids to take firearms seriously.

Reading to a child raises his or her IQ by 6 points

Wanna Boost Your Child’s IQ? Read to Them!

News by Dean Fetzer

After looking at a number of studies, researchers believe “reading to a child in an interactive style raises his or her IQ by over 6 points.”

Ohio School Teacher Faces Stiff Punishment for Writing an Erotic Novel

News by Christopher Shultz December 13, 2012 (19) comments

The teaching career of one Carol Ann Eastman is on shaky ground. Will her writing career take off as a result?

Catcher in the Rye dropped in favour of 'informational texts'

UPDATED - US School Curriculum: Classics to be Dropped in Favor of “Informational Texts”

News by Dean Fetzer December 11, 2012 (16) comments

In a move guaranteed to incite criticism, American literature classics will be replaced with non-fiction books to get pupils ready for the workplace.

“The Most Dangerous Game” Goes Too Far For Colorado Mom

News by Dean Fetzer November 6, 2012 (9) comments

The mother of a Brighton, Colorado, 8th-grader was shocked to discover a homework assignment requiring him to answer questions about the short story, in light of a recent child abduction and murder.

Screw Your Education: Shut Up And Write

Column by Keith Rawson July 10, 2012 (23) comments

A Bachelors, an MBA....Pfffft, who needs it? Why not just try living and writing instead?

Seriously Though, Do I Really Need An MFA?

Column by Rob W. Hart June 12, 2012 (47) comments

It's a tough question many writers struggle with: Is it worth it to get an MFA? On one hand, you get intense instruction. On the other, you pay A LOT of money. Can we talk about this?

Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?

Column by John Jarzemsky March 29, 2012 (5) comments

Advocates of censorship often invoke the name of children to support their cause, but repression of literature borders on abusive.

Parents Sabotage Children’s Education via Censorship

News by John Jarzemsky February 10, 2012 (9) comments

Two Michigan parents are once again undermining the educational efforts of the public school system in order to avoid properly raising their children.