I'm sure that many of you suffer from the same frustrations that I have - why are we blocking content-rich websites, especially YouTube?

Take the time to review a couple of articles. This one is from Edutopia, which is the George Lucas Education Foundation website. It's a good read.

The other is from THE Journal, which focuses on integrating technology effect… Continue

After the Recycling presentation at our last staff meeting I have been thinking more about recycling, waste, and use of resources.

So...... My overall question is this: If we are really concerned about reducing waste and also promoting student health should we not BAN plastic soda and water bottles from school vending machines???

I have been managing a recycling program for the last few years in the science department rooms. We have some roller bins and I have my student clerks collect… Continue

Interesting poll on the George Lucas Education Foundation website - should high school require community service. Read the short article... take the poll.... see the results.... provide your own opinion. Blog with me...

With the new lanes on Alameda, I think a serious discussion about the traffic problem is in order. Ideally, students would take advantage of the new bike lane but lets me honest. I don't take that much advantage of it and I have a bike.

The main problem with the traffic is not so much the volume of it, it is more pedestrians crossing the road. Students trickle across the two cross walks in front of the school (1 leading to senior parking and 1 leading to Admin section) While they move at a fres… Continue

This article is a great read (thanks to Michelle McKee.)
"In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards."

Read the whole article here.

What thoughts does this article spark for you?