Most kids hate going to school, and that's a problem. School should be something that kids look forward to and learning shouldn't be viewed as a chore. The kids from Orr Elementary in D.C. took their love for learning and made it into a rap song with 'Our School is Awesome.'
September 11, 2012 Diggy met with some listeners from Flint at the Back To School Concert on Thursday. Club 93.7 gave listeners a chance to have Dinner with Diggy as a meet and greet before the show. The response was great but only a few people were able to hang out with the hip-hop star.
After a long, hard summer of chasing after kids, there's no better time for parents than the first day of school. As proof, check out this mom who literally dances in the street as her grumpy kids board a bus to start a new school year. Go mom!
Every child in the United States is entitled to a free public school education. However, according to a new survey from Gallup of 1012 adults, public schools rate lowest among all the education options children have.
September 4, 2012 Today is the first day of school for all the students in our area, and it's a day of mixed emotions for every single parent! If you are happy, sad, stressed or relieved that your son/daughter are heading back to class, we want to see it
Many moms today are cursed with having to put in more hours at the office to feed the kids, but a new study suggests that those moms working full-time time jobs to put food on the table are actually not paying close enough attention to their children’s dietary and fitness requirements.
Witnessing a temper tantrum oozing from the sticky mouth of a spoiled little whipper-snapper is not only a less than desirable experience, but it also carries enough nerve-bending weight to turn us adults into the Jimmy Hoffa of the local cherry red behind union.
All-night cram sessions are commonplace for students. But even though we know being sleep-deprived could be counter-productive, it seems learning doesn’t have to stop just because we nod off.
When your kids go back to school, it’s almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child’s parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.
Parents who admire their kids’ late-night study habits might be better off encouraging them to get some shut-eye instead — new research suggests well-rested students fare better academically.
Laying the groundwork for a successful future should be reason enough for children to go to school — but for some districts with poor attendance rates, they’ve had to sweeten the pot.
