The love a parent has for their child is like no other. Despite the midnight poonamis, grocery store tantrums and the amount of food they manage to throw on the floor during each meal, they really are the bee’s knees. But when one mom discovered kids didn’t think the same about her daughter, her heart broke a little. ‘Nobody wants to … Read more
They’re arrest-rooms. UK parents were outraged after a potty pooper secondary school installed cages around the bathrooms so that students couldn’t heed nature’s call during class. “To put metal doors on them is just going too far,” incensed grandparent Ian Ward, 54, told Coventry Live of the “disgusting,” facility imprisonment, which was implemented at Foxford … Read more
A school teacher got a sweet surprise from one of his students. A high school teacher in Leander, Texas, identified as Mr. Stephens, left a mark on student Hannah Long — to the point that she wanted to remember his inspirational words forever. In a video, Long can be seen showing Stephens her new tattoo, which happens to … Read more
Perfection isn’t a priority for mother-of-two Chevonne Dixon. Sure, the Long Islander expects her kids, a 17-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, to do their best in school. But when the daily grind becomes a bit too overwhelming for her honors students, the millennial mom grants them a mental health day away from the classroom … Read more
What goes around comes around, and this kid found out quickly. A young prankster was suspended from his $20,000-a-year school amid a weeks-long investigation after drenched a group of women with milk during their boat ride on Jan. 27. The 16-year-old unnamed Australian boy was handed a “combination of suspension and other punitive action, reparation, … Read more
A deceivingly simple math question given to US students has left parents scratching their heads. Texas mom Tiesha Sanders shared a photo of a page of her child’s year one math homework with the instruction “Fill in the missing numbers” on Facebook, reports Kidspot. As you can see, her daughter filled out the “ones” column in the middle … Read more
Talk about an A for effort. A middle school teacher is being praised online for using a widely popular historical-fiction video game to teach ancient Greek history in an engaging and immersive way. Educator and TikTok sensation Mr. Mahathey, who has shared many tween-friendly videos on his feed, posted a clip of himself playing “Assassin’s … Read more
Have lice been bugging your family lately? You’re not alone. Professional delousers in NYC and the surrounding areas say they have seen an unfortunate uptick in outbreaks of these icky, hair-residing insects. “There was a resurgence of lice last year. But this year it’s been worse than ever,” Adrian Picheny, of the New York-based Lice … Read more
She’s running a monopoly. Shelby Lattimore, a third-grade teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, is teaching her students financial literacy by charging them rent for their desks and late fees for tardiness. “I don’t care how you pay it … what bills you give me … what it is or if it’s got sticky boogers on … Read more
Many parents are pushing their kids far too hard today — and are advised to ease up and examine their actions. In an interview about how to raise resilient children, New York City-based Erica Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parenting expert, recommended that parents “take their foot off the gas” and take a long, … Read more
It pays to be a kid. A mom said that she had so much trouble getting her kids to go to school in the morning she’s started paying them — and online trolls are shaming her method, the Sun reported. Kelly, a mom of three, posted a video to her TikTok page this week detailing … Read more
Red card! “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham’s former teacher said she would never have a career on TV — due to her physical appearance. “I had one drama teacher that said to the whole class: ‘Oh Hannah will never work on-screen because she looks like one side of her face has had a stroke,’ ” … Read more
A mom called out parents in a viral TikTok earlier this week, claiming she bought her daughter a name-brand Stanley cup after her peers at school mocked her for toting her under $10 Walmart knock-off. “Can we afford to buy her a Stanley? Yes. Did I think that she needed one? No,” Dayna Motycka told her followers earlier this … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, who is in eighth grade, has slowly come out as lesbian. She enjoys makeup and fashion, but isn’t absolute in presenting in a feminine way. She is an artist and a musician, is very creative and enjoys being unique in her style sense. Some of the students have tried to project … Read more
School celebrations have been rocked by a sex scandal after a public incident involving two teenagers went viral on social media. Explicit footage – which is too graphic to publish – quickly spread across social media showing a man and woman having sex at a Schoolies event in Dunsborough, Western Australia. The pair were filmed … Read more
A young business owner has caused a stir after claiming there is a “huge difference” between private school and public school.. Zane Marshall, founder of marketing agency Lux Social, recently took to TikTok to claim that a whopping 70 percent of CEOs in Australia all attended private schools. He claimed that, “despite what people say”, … Read more
A mom has taken to an online forum to share the ‘shameful’ punishment her son’s teacher gave him for missing a day of school. She was unpacking his bag when she found an unconventional find-a-word puzzle… The word search puzzle The boy, who is in third grade, was made to find words related to his absence — … Read more
Kindergarten teachers in a Pennsylvania school district are seeing double this year — as 17 sets of twins entered the school. And they’re all members of the graduating class of 2036. “There’s usually a couple [of] sets here and there, which is not that abnormal,” Morgan Weiser, mother of Ridge Park Elementary twins Mia and … Read more
When I was 10, I was outside climbing trees with my brothers or riding my bike to the playground down the end of our street. I remember wearing mismatched, hand-me-down outfits from my mum’s friend’s daughter and while I cringe looking at photos now, at the time, I couldn’t have cared less. “They are wearing … Read more
This is one way of roping kids in to go to school. Going to school may feel treacherous enough for students as it is, but over 70 pupils from Villa Leidy, near the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia risk their lives daily to get to the classroom. To get to school, the children must … Read more