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A pair of Alabama (USA) lawmakers are asking for $100 million in bonds to replace school textbooks with digital devices. Advocates of the idea have said allowing children to use tablets or laptops would give them more flexibility in terms of research opportunities. With computers, students can expand on what they’ve learned rather than working […]

Without question, numerous difficulties have arisen from the reality that students from secondary school through university levels compose papers and other assignments on their computers and often use information just a few clicks away on the Internet to complete their work. While the Internet is an incredible educational tool at all levels, students need to

Wearing a uniform is a badge of pride, creates an identity for a school and is an important part of being a school student. A school uniform teaches students to dress smartly and take pride in their appearance. Some believe that a school uniform can improve learning by reducing distraction, sharpening focus on schoolwork and making

For teens, life is not a playground, it’s a jungle. And, being the parent of a teenager isn’t any walk in the park, either. In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey attempts to provide “a compass to help teens and their parents navigate the problems they encounter daily.” How

Teachers are some of the most inspiring and influential people in our lives. Yet they’re also some of the most under-appreciated professionals in the world, their enormous social value often going unrecognized. Expressing your gratitude for all that a teacher has done for you, whether it’s school, college, night school or an adult community course,

Nothing is better than sharing a serious belly laugh. Pick friends who make you laugh hard, because at the end of the day when someone can make you laugh until you cry, they are a treasure.   Keep discovering everything! Never stop learning. Everywhere you look there is something to be discovered. Learn something new

The night before his 13th birthday, Benj came to the door of my office and knocked in his typically abrupt way. “Mommy, I need to talk to you,” he said. “I’m really worried about tomorrow.” Benj is on the autism spectrum, and special days cause him more than the usual trepidation. I rushed in with

(Christine Presley) When I got divorced last year, my three sons—Chase, 11, Spencer, 10, and Logan, 7—took it really hard. They’re very close with their dad, who’s a kid at heart (which, coincidentally, is one of the reasons that our marriage didn’t work out), so, for them, it was like losing a friend or a

Why Child’s rights law? The children are the future. They are the assurance of the continuity of the human society. Without children today there will be no society of humans tomorrow. Yet they are the most vulnerable members of the society. By their nature they deserve protection. As children they lack the physical, mental and