http://setourteachersfree.com A COMPLETE PLAN for EXCELLENCE in PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:38:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Life-Long Learning & My Hero! I want to wish everyone a Happy & Safe 4th of July! I also want to take this opportunity to thank, and give a pat on the back, to a dear friend! You, my loyal reader, may have noticed that my site disappeared temporarily, then reappeared, then disappeared ... http://setourteachersfree.com/main/cybercoder-hero-life-long-learning/ Summertime Fun! Well, we're over halfway into June and already the heat is blasting in our part of the world. Kids and grandkids have already been on picnics, gone swimming and spent the night with sleep-overs at their friend's houses. Today, with the weather sweltering outside, I heard the famous summertime ... http://setourteachersfree.com/main/learning-during-lazy-days/ Summertime Learning! Before I got so ill, I ran a survey on the site to find out what you, my readers, wanted to know more about. #1 ANSWER: How to help kid's succeed in school! Well, now that I'm "back with bells on", I want to help you make the most of summer ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/summer-education-fun/ http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/a-new-surge-of-teen-pregnancy/ Rising From the Ashes for Education Reform I wanted to start this post with a picture of the mystical Phoenix being reborn. The first thing I would like to do is thank my readers who stuck by me during my recent brush with illness/death. Your kind wishes and financial support for ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education-update/reborn-for-education-reform/ Disagreement Over Drop-Out Rates Among Educators I'm still feeling very poorly, but today's topic got me so riled-up that I simply HAD to write a short post. Another school year is over. Nothing is getting straightened out in our schools and now, instead of concentrating on fixing the problems, educator groups ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/the-drop-out-rate-debate/ I hope to be back in a couple more days!Wish me luck! Brennan The Kingsland Plan Save Our Schools http://setourteachersfree.com/main/sorry-im-sick/ All is STILL not well in Georgia educationBack at the beginning of April, I told you about the threat of de-accreditation that Clayton County, Georgia Public Schools faced. The deadline has passed and the county got a new Superintendent of Education (one of the prerequisites for continuing accreditation). Now, the new ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/georgia-education-worsens/ Teen's Suicide Note Experts in Teen Suicide and Suicide Prevention tell us that more than 80% of teens warn people before they make an attempt or successfully take their lives. As I conclude this series on Teen Suicide, I want to recap a few things and give you some resources and ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/teen-suicide-talking-to-your-teen-getting-help/ The New York Times had a powerful story about "cyberbullies". Just in case you haven't heard the phrase before, let me explain that cyberbullies are people who use the internet and online chat rooms to stalk, threaten and abuse people. In my opinion, cyberbullies are even more cowardly than ... http://setourteachersfree.com/education_news/cyberbullies-and-teen-suicide/