Archive for school
January 7, 2009 at 9:34 pm · Filed under Car & Vehicle, Crime & Law, school, Baby & Kids, bus, Grand Theft Auto, Monster Truck Jam
Who says that video games aren’t educational? Here’s the story of one 6-year-old Virginia boy who took the family’s sedan because he missed the school bus:
The boy, whose name wasn’t released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family’s 2005 Ford Taurus and drove nearly six miles toward school while his mother was asleep, police said.
He made at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.
The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam video games.
"He was very intent on getting to school," said Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins. "When he got out of the car, he started walking to school. He did not want to miss breakfast and PE."
That boy sure is motivated to go to school! Link
Original post by Alex
January 7, 2009 at 7:56 pm · Filed under Architecture, Travel & Places, school, cardboard, construction
Last year’s earthquake in Sichuan province, China killed 69,000 people and flattened thousands of buildings, including schools. A team led by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is constructing new temporary but strong school buildings using plywood and cardboard tubes.
Recycled paper tubes aren’t just useful for holding architectural blueprints. They can be molded into load-bearing columns, bent into trusses and rapidly assembled, and can be made waterproof and fire resistant. Because paper tubes are available in various thickness and diameters, they can be added to a structure to support more weight as necessary. Ban has said he hopes to build structures a few stories high.
The work is being done by Japanese and Chinese students working together. See pictures of the process, and a completed school at Treehugger. Link -Thanks, Chris Tackett!
Original post by Miss Cellania
January 7, 2009 at 4:30 pm · Filed under Video Clips, Animal, Video, school, stacy, deer, target
This video from Yahoo! of a deer (just a little guy) crashing through the window of an elementary school reminded me of when a deer wandered through the automatic doors at our Target in West Des Moines a couple of years ago. Such a thing would never happen now - all of the wooded area near that particular Target has been replaced with retail and apartments. But at the time, it was pretty plausible (obviously). I feel sorry for the poor thing - it can’t get any traction on those slick floors!
Original post by Stacy
December 13, 2008 at 9:26 pm · Filed under Pictures, Gadget, Food & Drinks, teacher, school, mugs
Mark Champkins of the Quirky design studio Concentrate asked school teachers their most commonly used phrases … and then print them on these "Mugs of Authority"
Teachers have no need to shout themselves hoarse, repeating the same phrases over and over - now they just need to point at their mug!
(The phrases are: Put That Down, Stop Doing That, and Don’t Mess About.)
Genius! Link
Original post by Alex
December 13, 2008 at 9:25 pm · Filed under Medicine, test, school, Baby & Kids, students, grading, mental health, red pen
School officials in Queensland, Australia, are worried about the mental health of kids, so they suggest that teachers don’t use red pen to mark homeworks and tests because red is an aggressive color!
Other tips include structuring time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking students to conduct a "personal skills audit" where they focus on their individual strengths rather than their weaknesses.
The kit, designed to help Queensland teachers address mental health in the classroom, suggests social and emotional wellbeing has been linked to young people’s schooling, among other things.
The education aid has sparked a row in parliament, with deputy opposition leader Mark McArdle calling it "kooky, loony, loopy lefty policies."
Link
Original post by Alex
December 10, 2008 at 9:48 pm · Filed under Video Clips, Music, prank, school, musical
Now this is a clever and entertaining classroom prank: here’s Reach! A lecture musical prank by Prangstgrüp, starring Mike Barry with lyrics by Brian Jacobs. Even Prof. James Valentini, who teaches chemistry at Columbia College was amused.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Suhan Li!
Original post by Alex
October 23, 2008 at 6:56 pm · Filed under Funny Pictures, Short Funny Jokes, work, Cat, jokes, elephant, humor, laughter, release, stress, closed eyes, cow, immune system, natural drug, phone, school, snails
Work, work, work. It has always been about work. Then the next thing you know, you are on your way home, counting bumpers as you are stuck in the jam. This is the routine EVERYDAY, except for the weekends and the once awhile holidays, right? It is always good to give yourself a break, so let’s take a breather and laugh some more!
Cow Stripper
There is one thing about animal comics. They talk and you laugh.
Closed eyes
On a crowded bus, one man noticed that another man had his eyes closed.
“What’s the matter? Are you sick?” he asked.
“No, I’m okay. It’s just that I hate to see old ladies standing.”
Snail’s revenge
A snail walks into a bar and the barman tells him there’s a strict policy about having snails in the bar and so kicks him out. A year later the same snail re-enters the bar and asks the barman “What did you […]
Original post by Pamela
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