With suspensions off-limits, students rule the roost
Sometimes punishing students makes them step up their disruptive antics, but taking away suspensions as a punishment may also lead to bigger problems.
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Paul Katula
Paul Katula is the executive editor of the Voxitatis Research Foundation, which publishes this blog. For more information, see the About page.
Stories by Paul Katula
Op-ed by Bill Gates commends the Common Core
By Paul Katula
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An entrepreneur wrote an op-ed piece in USA Today commending the standards in the Common Core and the associated nationwide initiative.
Maine West flash mob protests violence against women
By Paul Katula
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A flash mob at Maine West HS in Des Plaines, Ill., joined in a global celebration aimed at ending violence against women and girls.
Quote from a favorite poet (e e cummings)
By Paul Katula
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Our wishes for a happy Valentine's Day to all, especially those who love knowing that schools are educating children in our next generation every day.
Gambling with laptop effectiveness in Baltimore Co.
By Paul Katula
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A program will spend $150 mil to put a laptop computer in the hands of every Baltimore County student. Will it be a worthwhile investment?
Poor kids’ low scores go up after counseling, tutoring
By Paul Katula
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A new study out of Chicago may change the mind of people who thought providing individual tutors for poor kids who were behind in school was too expensive.
Pronoun usage and Facebook's new gender rules
By Paul Katula
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Facebook will allow users to specify what pronoun—he, she, or they—is used when referring to them after a change to the gender rules.
Recess should not be taken away as punishment
By Paul Katula
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Recess is important to children, and taking it away as a punishment may be self-defeating: it won't correct the behavior and can result in more misbehavior.
Lots of snow and closures in the Northeast
By Paul Katula
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The winter storm that hit the Northeast Wednesday night & Thursday brought snow, school closings, & awesome photography, courtesy of NASA & the NOAA GOES Satellite.
Math Olympics for grades 3 & 4 in Lincolnshire, IL
By Paul Katula
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Students at Half Day School participated in the annual Math Olympics, which, because the real Olympics are going on, were enhanced somewhat.