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DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 23 Aug 15

Tomorrow morning at 7:20 am EDT the first warning bell will ring in the new school year for us here in this part of eastern North Carolina. I will be teaching one new subject this year, 7th Grade Social Studies, and one subject...

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And So Begins Another

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 17 Aug 15

School year, that is. Today was the first teacher workday of the new school year here in NC. It was an optional workday but I opted to work rather than use a leave day and stay home. I needed to get into my classroom and see...

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Social Studies for Dummies

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 26 Sep 09

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. -------------------------------------------- That class had insisted that...

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Finally, a good substitute teaching day, I knew there had to be one out there!

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 16 Dec 08

It was at my favorite little kids school (Elementary School Building) and it was 5th grade. They spent their day being helpful and sweet. At the end, I think we were all getting a little tired and cranky, but then the bus came and...

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Someone is stealing my daughter's schoolbooks out of her desk!

Gumball @Gumball (793) • United States 18 Nov 08

Something weird is going on... For the 3rd time since September one of my daughter's 3rd grade schoolbooks has vanished out of her desk! She came home yesterday and told me that her Social Studies book was in her...

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How much do your kids study?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 4 Nov 08

My son is not doing well in social studies and science. He is failing all his tests and getting very low grades. He's also been getting in a bit of trouble lately so he's been grounded for the rest of the week. I told him he...

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What they expect 1st graders to do in school.

tiffrocks33 @tiffrocks33 (71) • United States 4 Nov 08

To all the moms out there with first graders I have a question. Are your children learning nouns, verbs, pronouns ect? Do they do social studies, or geometry,- solids and plane shapes? What about fractions? How often do they have...

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How much should politics be taught in our schools?

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 1 Nov 08

How involved shoud our schools be in teacing our children politics? Some parents think a lot, some alittle. I have no problems with government or social studies classes teaching about politics or taking field trips to see...

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Did you have a favorite teacher in school?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 21 Oct 08

Was there someone who inspired you to do well. A class that you enjoyed more than others. Did you do well in the class? Or just like being around the teacher. My social studies teacher was it for me. He had a very dynamic...

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Should Creationism Be Taught In Schools?

angellyril @angellyril (248) • Philippines 14 Oct 08

Creationism is a hotly debated topic in the United States and, indeed, the world. There are many forms of creationism-There are many forms of creationism There are many forms of creationism as we know it, to the belief that God...

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We need to remember

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 13 Oct 08

A Womans' Right A piece of history we need to remember, or perhaps become aware of, told in a brief and moving way. I never knew this anyway. This is the story of our Grandmothers, and Great-grandmothers, as they lived...

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Why women should vote!!

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 12 Sep 08

My friend emailed me this today and with a large, national election looming in the USA, I thought that this was a good thing to post... This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago....

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I get so frustrated

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 8 Sep 08

with my son when he does his homework. He is not at all interested in school, and refuses to take his time to get his work done. He'd rather hurry through it, usually guessing at answers getting them all wrong. I don't accept...

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Night of Terror

whimsystoryteller @whimsystoryteller (1743) • United States 1 Sep 08

A friend of mine just sent me an email about an even in history that I'd never heard about. It happened in 1917 and those involved helped to change the course of our nation's history. I'm going to paste it in below and I invite...

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Do you think that students should have less social studies in school?

Justin16 @Justin16 (55) • United States 3 Jul 08

I think so cause theres no where in life that you would need it. And i also think its stupid and really boreing... So tell me what you think...

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Which school subject are/were you good at when you are/were at school?

XoyyoX @XoyyoX (1055) • China 30 Jun 08

if u r in school now, primary, secondary, high school or vocational school, or college whatever, my question is which school subject r u good at, maths, arts, writing, social studies, computer, linguistics, physics, chemistry? if...

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Where is the best place for me to learn the material that will be on a GED test?

powerbrokenape @powerbrokenape (399) • United States 27 Jun 08

I've passed three of the GED tests so far. Writing, reading, and math. Although the practice science and social studies tests seem very hard to me. Even after reading the problem help I don't understand many of the questions. So I...

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Maoist as goverment???

s2daj_genx @s2daj_genx (250) 28 May 08

do we, citizen of nepal, really think that its right to give power to maoist??? i mean after all they were da one to create civil war... after those many losses of life is it worth giving them the position.... cant it be like of...

my daughter started period at 10 yrs of age,-having school problems

purplepassion38 @purplepassion38 (15) • United States 27 May 08

My daughter started her period at the age of 10. She is in the 5th grade, I have been keeping in contact via email with her teacher, she is not doing so well, I am afraid she will flunk this grade. she is more interested in...

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School projects, do you help your child?

ladyljs @ladyljs (1303) • United States 8 May 08

It seems as though there are more and more "board" projects each year. My twins are in 4th grade and had a Science Project, A Book Report Fair, and a Social Studies Project. Each of these had a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place at school...

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