They deemed these terms too cool for school. Younger people’s lingo isn’t just ruffling feathers in the workplace: A teacher sparked a furious debate online after unveiling a list of 32 slang words that are forbidden in their classroom, as seen in an X post with more than 33 million views. “The gibberish some of … Read more
Here comes Gen Alpha — and they’ve got jokes. Shane Frank, a millennial teaching seventh grade in California, tickled the internet’s funny bone with the results of a recent, light-hearted class assignment: to compile a holiday gift guide aimed at people in their 30s. In a funny clip posted on Dec. 19 to Frank’s popular TikTok … Read more
She’s jingling their bells, alright. While parents and teachers should always be working together in perfect harmony for the sake of the children, things seem to have hit a bum note in one St. Louis school. Fed-up educator Essence Green, who teaches middle school math, stormed social media just in time for Christmas with a … Read more
Amazon and StudentUniverse are offering Prime Student members a primo deal — $25 on select domestic flights to visit their family and friends for the holidays. The first-of-its-kind promotion kicks off at 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday and continues at 3 a.m. EST on Wednesday and Thursday for travel between mid-December and early January. Over … Read more
The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is investigating a norovirus outbreak linked to a $1-burrito event for Northwestern University students. The “$1 Burrito event” for Northwestern University students took place last Saturday between 1 and 8 p.m. with Big Wig Tacos. The city’s health department began receiving complaints on Monday from students who reported experiencing stomach cramps, vomiting, and … Read more
These mama bears aren’t giving up their cubs that easily. Leaving home and heading off to college can be a scary time of transition for some teens — and even more frightening for some of their mothers. That’s why many well-meaning maternal figures are choosing to meddle in their children’s lives from afar, flocking to parent … Read more
These Oklahoma college freshmen are honorary seniors — senior citizens, that is. University of Tulsa students Shaun Roberts and Chance Jackson recently made the news when they chose to swap the hubbub of dorm life on campus for a relatively quiet room at Montereau, a local senior living community in Tulsa. “When I go to school … Read more
An Israeli television show on Sunday released a now-viral clip poking fun at liberal students in the United States who have voiced support for the Hamas terrorist group. The long-running show “Eretz Nehederet,” which translates to “A Wonderful Country,” posted the mock YouTube stream with a news update from the fictional “Columbia Unitsemity News” hosted by “students” … 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
The race to the Ivy League starts early. Well-to-do parents are increasingly hiring private tutors not just for high school, middle school and elementary kids — but also for their tiny toddlers. Their little ones might be on-track developmentally, but moms and dads want junior to get a jump on the competition when it comes … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. … Read more
The world’s favorite addictive stimulant — caffeine — isn’t always a harmless, perky pick-me-up. Sarah Katz was a 21-year-old student at the University of Pennsylvania when she drank a 30-ounce “Charged Lemonade” at a Panera Bread restaurant in Philadelphia. A few hours later, she was pronounced dead at an area hospital after suffering two heart … Read more
A college student went home to learn her family had grown — but not in the way you might think. The American student — who goes by @gooninandbaiting, or “Iz on the low,” on TikTok — posted a video claiming that she discovered her dad and stepmom were engaging in hookups with another couple. “Coming … Read more
When Jonathan Malesic, a writing professor with two decades of teaching experience, returned to campus at Southern Methodist University after a year of teaching remotely during the pandemic, he was shocked to find a new class of students who were less enthusiastic and less engaged than ever before. “Students weren’t turning in homework, and when … Read more
Her pupils love these pupils. A special education teacher who lost her left eye in an accident says her students adore her $170,000 collection of glass peepers. Sunshine Jones, now 27, was left with impaired vision after a piece of wood pierced her left eyeball when she was five years old, causing it to deflate. … Read more
DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took … Read more
Like any good mom, when one of her kids calls, Tammy Kumin comes running — no matter the time of day or night. The biological parent of three and grandmother of six from Boston does it all, even in her seventies — emergency grocery shopping, cooking, and laundry. She’s even jumped on a plane in the … Read more
They thought there’d been a pre-meditated mass murder. UK cops burst into a yoga class late Wednesday — after a terrified local thought students lying on the ground were victims of a “mass killing.” The Seascape Cafe in Skegness revealed the hilarious mishap while apologizing for “the mass of police sirens” disturbing the seaside town’s … Read more
She’s living her best life, thanks to “death meditation.” Repeating one phrase to herself — “I may die today, I may die today” — is the first step in the unique mindfulness practice that Lina Bertucci, a 15-year student of Tibetan meditation in Manhattan, credits with helping her cherish every moment. Next, she relaxes into … Read more
These teachers are seeing double — many times over. With the first day of school around the corner, 17 sets of twins are primed to enroll this fall. The catch? They’re all from the same Scottish town of Greenock, Inverclyde, which has been aptly nicknamed “Twinverclyde.” St. Patrick’s and Ardgowan Primary are welcoming three sets … Read more