An Australian school community has been left outraged after a cherished crossing guard was banned from high-fiving student following a parent complaint about the innocent gesture. Students of Mount Dandenong Primary School in Greater Melbourne will no longer receive high fives from their beloved crossing supervisor, John Goulden, during drop off and pick up after … Read more
When life gives you lemons, squeeze ’em for a profit. The lemonade stand is going cashless as today’s tech-savvy youngsters reinvent the classic summertime fixture for the 21st century, with a cup of freshly squeezed juice now just a tap of the phone away. And in a world where most people no longer carry pocket change, … Read more
They got schooled. American college students have little basic knowledge of history, lawmaking and US governance, according to a new survey of no-brainer civics questions. “Students today are sadly unprepared for participation in our democratic republic, as these results show,” said Bradley Jackson of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, which administered the 35-question … Read more
Kids these days aren’t just making wallets out of duct tape — they’re crafting three-piece suits and ball gowns from the stuff. New York’s own Josie Authers and Jessica Ong, both 17, are two artistically adept teens who have created entire ensembles out of the fix-everything tape and earned acclaim as finalists in the Duck Brand’s … Read more
“She-Hulk” star Tatiana Maslany put a newly-enshrined-into-law parental rights law on blast, calling the measure “absurd” and an “overreach.” “It should not be in the control of the parents how a child identifies; how a child knows them self to be,” Maslany, who starred as the title character for the “She-Hulk” series, told local reporters after a recent … Read more
It’s a life lesson. An elementary school teacher has gone viral on social media after sharing her “30 seconds or less” rule on kindness. Fourth grade educator Natalie Ringold posted a video to Instagram explaining the rule to her young students, with many adult viewers praising her for preaching values to her pupils. Ringold taught … Read more
Ezra Toczek, 5, got more than a gold star from his preschool teacher — he received a liver. The young child was put on the transplant list in February after being diagnosed with end-stage liver disease, and subsequent liver failure, as a result of damage to the organ suffered at birth. But in March, his former … Read more
A popular Australian influencer has shared that she was ranked on a horrifying list that was shared around her high school and turned her life into a nightmare. Pheveya, 20, was prompted to talk about her experience after hearing about a list created by boys from Melbourne private school, Yarra Valley Grammar, which included ratings of … Read more
This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. The year is 1997. Fresh out of college, 22-year-old Joseph Ko, now a social studies teacher at Great Neck South High School, stands at the crossroads at Grinnell College, IA. He is deliberating the future direction of his … Read more
Birds fly over the rainbow — so why can’t you watch your worries fly away, too? A new study from North Carolina State University, published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, found that bird-watching can help college students improve their mental health. Studies have shown that spending time in nature can boost overall well-being, but … Read more
Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic and The Rock. The students at P373R on Staten Island got a big surprise when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sent a personalized video — and even serenaded them with a song his character Maui sings in the beloved Disney animated film “Moana.” Students at the school had voted to put the musical … Read more
It’s rare to hear a happy subway story. But Brook Roozen has nothing but praise for her MTA experience. “It was honestly a really surprisingly pleasant, safe experience,” she told The Post. ”I didn’t want to bring a bag because I was afraid that someone would steal it off my back while I was walking. … 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
UCLA medical school pushes future doctors to become climate activists, leaked class assigmenments purport to show. First-year students are reportedly assigned readings in the required course, Structural Racism and Health Equity “SRHE,” which pushes far-left views supporting protesting climate change and abolishing police and prisons. Copies of the documents were sent to medical transparency group Do … Read more
What in the pumpkin spice? A Georgia mom whipped up a fragrant frenzy on social media this week after warning parents in a now-viral video that their teens have found a peculiar new way to get high — by sniffing nutmeg. The woman, who goes by the name Lakeview Living on TikTok, ignited the controversy after … Read more
Faith Snapp has never let her blindness get in the way of pursuing her dreams. A 22-year-old Texas native who is legally blind, Snapp was accepted into the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, FOX 26 Houston reported. “My entire life, my family has raised horses and goats for as long as I can … 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
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
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
A Pennsylvania daycare teacher allowed one of her students to unleash an expletive-laden tirade while alone in the bathroom to prevent the little girl from cussing in front of students. Tina Midkiff was having trouble “trying to resolve cussing issues” with a little girl, who was not identified, and had to use a creative approach … Read more