It flew the coop to help her cope. A Canadian psychology professor who studies how relationships with pets support healthy development has her own unusual therapy animal: an emotional support chicken to assist her with daily life. “I feel like she’s so smart. She can understand my emotions,” Sonia Kong told the CBC about the … Read more
He’s too cool for school. Brooklyn native Vic St. John is the first college professor to ever be cast on “Love Is Blind” — and he’s getting a crash course in being a reality show star. The Ohio State University public policy professor now has to stay after class for students who want to pose … Read more
There’s finally a way to snag a man in uniform before Valentine’s Day. First responders and other public employees now to help them find a partner who truly understands the demands and unpredictability of a public-service job. Secure, designed exclusively for public servants — from cops, firefighters and TSA agents to doctors, nurses and 911 … Read more
Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her five-year-old’s homework assignment on social media, she received an unexpected lesson on teacher burnout. In her TikTok video, with overlay text that read, “The homework our five year old came home with,” the surprised mom zoomed … Read more
It’s no secret that being a public school teacher isn’t exactly known for being the most lucrative profession, so much so that it’s preventing many from buying houses and simply keeping up with rising costs. Perhaps no one knows this better than Kristen, a Florida middle school teacher who recently ranted about the topic in … Read more
Are kids these days doomed? A concerned middle school teacher recently took to social media to explain the lack of reading and problem-solving skills in her teen students. “I don’t understand how these kids ended up at this point,” a Dallas, Texas, teacher named Ms. L said about her 8th-grade students in a now-viral TikTok … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a teacher. I love my job, and I love my students. However, as I near the end of my 26th year of teaching, there’s something I need to get off my chest. At the end of every school year, many parents ask me to write a personal note to their student … Read more
Who would have thought? Kids these days can’t get enough of saying the brain-rotting slang term, “6-7.” If you’re scratching your head, wondering what in the world it means — it’s basically meaningless. Yet, some are trying to say that the illogical term dates back to medieval times, which sounds like a stretch. After David … Read more
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This outfit made people talk. In a world where young corporate employees are being called out for not wearing appropriate outfits to the office, teachers are unfortunately also getting caught in the wrath for wearing some questionable fits. Case in point: a school teacher, named Denise, posted a TikTok video of her outfit of the … Read more
There’s a new phrase echoing through school hallways — and it’s driving teachers up a wall. “Six-seven! Six-seven!” is not a math problem. It’s the latest Gen Alpha obsession — and educators across the US (and some in Australia) say it’s gotten so out of hand, they’ve had to ban it from classrooms altogether. The … Read more
She’s teaching these kids a lesson they won’t soon forget. The schoolyard to jailyard pipeline may soon be welcoming another troubled youth, as a ticked-off teacher is calling the cops on a student who robbed her of a trendy trinket valued at nearly $300. But rather than rallying around the educator with support, nagging naysayers on the internet … Read more
This time last year, Christine Sherrill was teaching fifth graders American history in Kenosha, Wis. Now she’s making Broadway history. The 54-year-old actress and teacher is playing Donna in “Mamma Mia!” at the Winter Garden Theatre. When she got the news she’d landed the role, she had just finished teaching a unit on the American … Read more
Students banding together against the ban — in the most millennial way possible. Displeased Gen Zs are keeping the lines of communication open amid new cell phone bans in schools, chatting with one another via Google Docs on their laptops as a substitute for text messaging. “A bunch of high school kids are creating a Google … Read more
She has their tails wagging. Teacher-turned-OnlyFans star Courtney Tillia started a dog rescue nonprofit in Los Angeles, and in order to save more pups, the married mom is now doing sex scenes with men. “I recently said, ‘F–k it,’ and started doing boy-girl porn. There’s too many dogs in perilous situations and rescuing costs too much for … Read more
There’s no signal. New York’s new statewide smartphone ban in schools just went into effect this academic year — city public schools returned Sept. 4 — and students, parents and teachers are already grading the controversial measure. And they’re giving it an A+. “The cellphone ban has transformed my class … I haven’t had kids this … Read more
A group of Ohio teachers hit a $1 million Powerball prize and turned it into a tribute to a colleague who died of cancer. The 10-member pool from Crestview Elementary in Ashland had kept playing in memory of Mary Jo Manocchio, 60, a longtime kindergarten school teacher who died in March 2021. For years after … Read more
A teacher known online as “Teacher Bae” is turning heads — and not in the way school administrators would want. Ms. Williams, a self-described educator and fashion influencer with more than 134,000 TikTok followers, has ignited a firestorm on social media after sharing videos of herself in tight-fitting, provocative outfits — all filmed on school … Read more
Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right out the window. TikTokker Lottie Weaver fessed up on the platform — with 847,000 eyeballs watching — that she sometimes does her … Read more
No one ever tells you that one day, the biggest challenge in parenting won’t be homework battles or curfews – it will be breathing through your nose. There’s a very specific moment, somewhere around Year 8, when a child’s bedroom transforms. One day, it’s a normal room. The next it’s a foggy microclimate of its own, heavy with an aroma that says: … Read more