Category: students

Growing Number of K-12 Teachers Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Recent Months: Analysis

At least 181 K-12 teachers, principals, and staff have been arrested for child sex crimes in the United States so far this year, according to an analysis of reports. At least 181 educators been arrested between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to a Fox News analysis. Arrests that did not make it in media…


A Balance Between the Arts and Academics Can Foster Student Confidence and Teamwork

Students in traditional, brick-and-mortar schools spend much of their time taking high-stakes tests. From kindergarten on, kids are pushed to be college-ready. Rigorous academic classes. Never-ending arrays of tests. Push, push, push. But what if, instead of pressuring young people in the single-minded pursuit of academics, we encouraged them to balance their lives by taking…


The Abandoning of the Word Pupil

Commentary Wording is no doubt a small thing by comparison with the horror of a mass shooting such as the one of schoolchildren and teachers at Uvalde, but it’s nonetheless of some significance. In all the reports, I noticed that 8, 9, and 10-year-old children were referred to as “students.” They were not students, they…


Trade School or College? The Many Benefits of Encouraging Children to Choose Their Own Educational Path

It was the third day of kindergarten. My son jumped into the car and announced, “I’m not going to school anymore. I’m going to be a truck driver!” I looked at my wife and then my son and simply said, “You’ve got a long way to go until you can do that; I think we…


Students as Young as 8, 4th Grade Teacher Identified as Victims in Texas School Shooting

After it was confirmed that a gunman shot and killed 19 children and one adult at a Texas elementary school, family members have begun to confirm the identities of the victims. Manny Renfro said he got word Tuesday that his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, was among those killed. “The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever…


The Growing Appeal of Fishing Sports Among American Youth

On any given day throughout the year, student anglers are dropping lines in America’s plethora of lakes. Time spent out on the water might just pay off with a little bit of imagination, a little bit of expertise, and a little bit of luck. For many of them, the fundamental purpose is to catch a…


Four Centuries of American Education Part II | The American Heritage Series

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. Understand the figures that helped shape the way our students are taught today. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab: gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: t.me/EpochTV…


Good Samaritan and Teen Driver He Tried to Save in Canal Identified as South Florida High School Students, Reports Say

By Angie DiMichele From South Florida Sun-Sentinel SUNRISE, Fla.—The families of two South Florida teenagers are grieving their losses after one boy got lost in Sunrise and drove into a lake, and the other’s last act was an attempt to rescue the driver from the sinking car. Venkata Krishnamurthy, 18, was driving to a Taco…


Indonesian Students Protest Rumored Delay of 2024 Election

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Thousands of students marched in cities around Indonesia on Monday to protest against rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyond the two-term legal limit, calling it a threat to the country’s democracy. They demonstrated in front of the Parliament building…


Children Brainwashed by TikTok, Taiwanese Teacher Sounds Alarm

Students are addicted to TikTok, a Chinese mobile video app, and a variety of anxiety-inducing phenomena are emerging, according to a teacher in Taiwan who recently called out parents to raise serious concerns about what’s happening. Lin Yichen, a teacher at Taiwan’s Changhua County elementary school, posted an article on March 16 on Facebook titled “Once…