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Dodgeball is being as a means for “oppression,” according to Canadian professors. The Washington Post reports that educators from three of the country’s universities believer that dodgeball in physical education classes teaches children to dehumanize and act violently towards their peers. “When you’re setting up the environment for students to learn, and you introduce the […]
Fort Worth, Texas high school English teacher Georgia Clark has been fired from her job after sending out tweets asking for Donald Trump to aid in “investigating and removing the illegals,” BuzzFeed News reports. She was fired on Tuesday after the board of the Fort Worth Independent School District unanimously voted to terminate Clark’s contract. A Texas high school teacher who thought […]
Applicants applying for U.S. visas may have to give the government social media information, according to BBC News. U.S. State Department has adopted new regulations that will require those seeking residency to submit their social media handles as well as the different email addresses and phone numbers they’ve used in the last five years. Only diplomatic and official […]
A school principal in West Virginia allegedly plagiarized Ashton Kutcher during his graduation speech on May 23, however the move went largely unnoticed until one student published side-by-side comparisons of her principle’s performance and the actor’s 2013 Teen Choice Awards speech. Abby Smith, a graduate of Parkersburg High School, noticed that Principal Kenny DeMoss’ address sounded vaguely familiar. […]
Richard Lomotey, a Penn State professor who worked part-time as an Uber driver, has been accused of kidnapping three women in one night. Lomotey was arrested earlier this month on allegations of kidnapping two women on May 11, per an ABC News report, and has now been alleged to have done the same to a […]
Less than two weeks after releasing her seventh studio album Beauty Marks, Ciara is sharing some more great news—she has been accepted to Harvard University‘s Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports program. Ciara extended a message of gratitude to Professor Anita Elberse, who “develops and teaches an MBA course covering the ‘Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports,’ which ranks among the most sought-after […]
Matthew McConaughey has finally picked up his high school diploma three decades after graduating from Longview High School in Texas. The Academy Award-winning actor, who graduated in 1988, also gave the commencement speech at this year’s graduation, which took place at Lobo Stadium on Friday. “Thirty-one years ago, I was you, a graduating Longview Lobo,” McConaughey said, per Longview News […]
A high school athletics coach was been declared a hero after thwarting a possible school shooting. The incident occurred Friday at Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon, where an 18-year-old man reportedly entered a classroom with a gun. Moments after the man pulled out the firearm, Keanon Lowe, a football and track coach at the school, tackled the student […]
Since it was conceived, the game of polo has developed a royal association. The upper echelons of society congregated around the sport, cementing its nickname as the “sport of Kings.” Given it’s elitist association, one may not immediately assume that equestrian activities are incredibly effective tools used to inspire, educate, and motivate financially need-based youth. Work to Ride is a non-profit […]
Many teachers encounter the fine line between coming across as relatable with their students, and turning into a real-life version of that Steve Buscemi “How do you do, fellow kids” meme. With instructors forced to deal with the youth’s ever-changing vocabulary, Twitter user @mewtailv2 shared a list titled the “Callahan’s Generation Z Dictionary” created by their teacher featuring slang […]
