NEWSTALK 860 » high school

Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral

Emerald Catron — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000

This kid's got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.

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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:50:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.

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Parents Revolt Against High School's New Approach to Teenage Contraception

Maura Chwastyk — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59:33 +0000

While the United States takes measures such as abstinence initiatives, sexual education and sometimes criticizing Bristol Palin as a scare tactic to prevent teenage pregnancy, some schools in the UK are taking a much more direct route.

A report from the British National Health Service announced that many girls were given long-term contraceptives at school.

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New High School Allows Students to Earn College Degree and Land Job with IBM

Shauna Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:14:09 +0000

The IBM International Foundation and the New York City Public Schools have collaborated to create the new Pathways in Technology Early College High School, which will open in September.

Dubbed “P-Tech,” students can earn a standard four-year diploma, or opt to stay for two extra years — after which they’ll graduate with an associate’s degree in computer science from CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech) for free. They can then continue their studies at City Tech, attend other colleges and apply the credits they’ve already earned, or be considered for employment by IBM’s IT department and at other companies.

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