Opposing Views - Education

Should 10-Year-Olds Get Sex Education?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:10:43 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

From The Planned Parenthood Federation believes that children as young as 10 should be given extensive sex education going so far as to recommend your pre-teen or tween should have an awareness of...

Audi Pokes Fun at Environmentalists in Super Bowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0600

By NRDC

By -- Most well-meaning environmentalists are chronically guilt-ridden. I constantly confront More important is the question of whether the Audi “clean diesel” is really all that...

NC School Secretary Sues: 'I was Fired for Speaking Spanish'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:34 -0600

By Mark Berman Opposing Views

A In 2008, "During September 2008, a Spanish-speaking parent came to the school crying and stating in Spanish that someone at the school had placed a stick in her 7-year-old son's buttocks....

Middle School Students May Face Charges in Sexting Incident

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:21:24 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

Several Colorado middle school students could face serious charges after a nude photo of a 12 year old girl was sent to the cell phones of several students. The Associated Press reports: show...

Do kids have too much homework?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:43:17 -0600

By Ariella

Every kid has homework. But do they have too much of it?

Should laptops be a part of classrooms?

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:28:24 -0600

By Marcus Hanson

A lot of schools-middle schools, high schools and colleges-are encouraging or supplying laptops to be used in classrooms. Does the benefit of having instant access to possible teaching resources...

Students Punished for Facebook Page that Bashes Teacher

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:14:32 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

A Facebook page that bashed a central New York middle school teacher has landed dozens of students into trouble. The Associated Press explains: show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xYxYnOIWdA...

Is This The Stupidest Thing You've Ever Heard?

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:51:22 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

California School District May Ban the Dictionary

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:49:42 -0600

By Reason Foundation

By After a parent complained about an elementary school student School officials will review the dictionary to decide if it should be permanently banned because of the "sexually graphic" entry,...

Drunk School Bus Driver Takes 37 Kids on Wild, Dangerous Ride

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:53 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

NEW YORK --- More than 37 kids , some crying and all fearing for their safety, were put into terrible danger when a drunk school bus driver took them on The video , from LiveLeak, shows one...

Is a Student "Standing in the Corner" Cruel Child Discipline?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:45 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

"Go stand in the corner" is a common statement heard in classrooms all over the world when a student misbehaves. But now that form of discipline is coming under fire by those who claim it...

Education Department Holds Meetings to Improve Schools

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:30 -0600

By US Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it will hold a second round of public input meetings to listen to and learn from assessment experts and practitioners. To date the department...

Beverly Hills to Kick Non-Resident Kids Out of Its Public Schools

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:15 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

It was like a dream come true for hundreds of children -- instead of attending school in Los Angeles' oft-dysfunctional public school system, they were allowed to go to school in ritzy Beverly...

Sexting Hysteria Leads to 13-Year-Old Hope Witsell's Suicide

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:51 -0600

By Reason Foundation

Yet though her sending it had nothing to do showed her friends, and the of the in reacting to to...

Boys Wearing Skirts to School and Sexual Sanity

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:48 -0600

By Baptist Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--- Clothes are never a frivolity -- they always mean something." Thus spoke James Laver, a famous costume designer and interpreter of fashion. He is right, of course. Clothes...

KKK to Protest Fight Song at Ole Miss-LSU Football Game

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:46 -0600

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff

The University of Mississippi Rebels football program has always had a delicate relationship with race and history. college .” Ole Miss spokeswoman Barbara Lago says the KKK has a...