Mixed Martial Arts Goes to School
At the high school in this small, pretty and proper-looking town near Boston, a student was being choked by another student--with the school’s permission. Just another meeting of the Winchester High mixe...
Single-Sex Schools Are the Future
Differences in how male and female brains work mean single-sex schooling will make a comeback, a leading headmistress says. Vicky Tuck, president of the Girls' School Association, which represents ...
Computers Eat Homework Dogs Left Behind
Schoolchildren have always been inventive when it comes to excuses for not handing in their homework - and now they are increasingly blaming technology, a new survey revealed today.The study revealed 70 per cen...
WANTED: Male Teachers
If it didn't run afoul of employment laws, principal Thomas DeVito would consider taking out the following newspaper advertisement: "Wanted: Male teachers."At a time of increased emphasis on improving student a...
Bye-Bye, BlackBerry
Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry.Those are seven words President-elect Barack Obama is dreading but expecting to hear, friends and advisers say, when he takes office in 65 days.For ye...
Debating God
Last weekend I had the opportunity of watching a debate between Dinesh D'Souza (author of What's So Great About Christianity) and Michael Shermer (editor of Skeptic magazine). The debate was held at Southern Ev...
‘Second Life’ Fantasy Leads to Real Life Divorce
A couple have divorced after the husband was caught having a “virtual affair” with a female character in an online game. David Pollard and Amy Taylor met in an online chat room in 2003 and married a...
Today’s Teen Conference 2009
Today's Teen Conference, scheduled for Feb. 21, 2009, at The Meeting House in Oakville, ON, Canada, will include Duffy Robbins (youth worker track) and John McAuley (student track) as the keynote speakers....
The Goal and the Glory
The apostle Paul first referred to the Greek Olympians when writing “run in such a way as to win the prize.” Olympic Gold medalist Josh Davis captures more than 60 devotionals from a variety of worl...
Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
Are there valuable insights on forgiveness outside of Christianity? This overtly humanistic resource aims to bypass “all of the pious sounding statements” about forgiveness and “all the fruitl...