Why did my elementary/high school teachers complain so much about how they don't make enough money? I looked at the Department of Labor's website, and they make just as much as they would in certain postsecondary subjects (about $53,000). I always thought they made $25,000 a year or something, but this has changed everything! Am I missing something? [more inside]
posted by lhude sing cuccu on Sep 24, 2009 - 82 answers

In primary/elementary schools of other countries, is it mandatory for children to sing the national anthem? [more inside]
posted by querty on Sep 16, 2009 - 66 answers

Looking for help with British Columbia Ministry of Education Integrated Resource Package for Grade 2 curriculum. Is there a single document that outlines all of the learning outcomes for Grade 2? [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu on Sep 11, 2009 - 2 answers

What jazz standards could kids sing and enjoy? [more inside]
posted by argybarg on Aug 22, 2009 - 31 answers

What are some school appropriate websites I can use in the classroom? [more inside]
posted by debbie_ann on Jul 13, 2009 - 15 answers

Anyone know any good music games/activities for inner city elementary school kids? [more inside]
posted by cloeburner on Jun 29, 2009 - 10 answers

Does anyone remember Hoffy papers? Obscure elementary-school learning machine memory (pre-1980 edition) ... [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Apr 30, 2009 - 2 answers

My son’s elementary school Internet policy has some fairly objectionable provisions. How common are these terms, and can/should anything be done about it? [more inside]
posted by QuantumMeruit on Dec 17, 2008 - 25 answers

Does anyone have experience with Waters Elementary School in the Chicago Public School system? [more inside]
posted by true on Nov 19, 2008 - 4 answers

What are the biggest controversies/battles in elementary school these days between kids? When I was a kid, you were either a Superman kid or a Spiderman kid. A Flintstones kid or a Jetsons kid. Nerds (the candy) or Gummi Bears. What are the modern equivalents?
posted by ericc on Sep 25, 2008 - 17 answers

How many students are allowed to be crammed into a California public-elementary classroom? [more inside]
posted by metacort on Aug 27, 2008 - 10 answers

On a recent trip to Kenya, we visited a school who is in need of simple French language instruction booklets for elementary-age children. [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on May 23, 2008 - 3 answers

Give me your recommendations for a child psychologist who does ADD/ADHD evaluations in Northern Virginia. [more inside]
posted by onhazier on Mar 28, 2008 - 2 answers

What can we do to help our son focus in school? [more inside]
posted by onhazier on Mar 13, 2008 - 24 answers

Can you turn a bad school into a good school? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Jan 23, 2008 - 5 answers

How do we do about fighting school re-districting? [more inside]
posted by internal on Nov 9, 2007 - 7 answers

I have a friend who is an excellent but fairly new (2 years experience) teacher now teaching 1st-graders in a poor inner-city school. She finds that they are lethargic, often barely able to keep awake, and hardly respond to her. Are there any great books/articles she should be reading? [more inside]
posted by shivohum on Sep 3, 2007 - 17 answers

For elementary school teachers, is tenure transferable to other districts/states? [more inside]
posted by bDiddy on Apr 18, 2007 - 7 answers

My family and I will be moving to mid-town Memphis this summer. I originally thought private education was the only way to go in Memphis but after doing my research I am finding out that there are some public schools where academics are challenging and they offer more extracurricular activities than the private schools. I am leaning towards White Station high school and Snowden for elementary school. Appreciate any help.
posted by bethrossrn on Apr 11, 2007 - 5 answers

At what grade should school dances begin? [more inside]
posted by Kilovolt on Feb 9, 2007 - 25 answers

Mean school employees. What would you do? [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA on Sep 25, 2006 - 22 answers

Howdy! I've got to keep 50 8-year olds entertained for an hour while I teach them about a local endangered species tomorrow. Any teachers out there with some general tricks of the trade to help maintain control and keep their interest? ...I'm scared. Will they eat me? [more inside]
posted by stray on Jun 12, 2005 - 6 answers

What are some good websites that review children's literature? Bonus if the focus is on preschool or early elementary.
posted by dagnyscott on Jan 20, 2005 - 6 answers

Help me mold the minds of future internet debaters. Come inside. [more inside]
posted by Acetylene on Sep 1, 2004 - 15 answers

A K-12 school I am involved in wants to be able to publish digital portfolios of student work on the web. As to additional functionality (i.e. Commenting on work, Blogging) I'm open to proposals. Since the budget doesn't allow us to pay someone to hack apache and write code we're looking for an out of the box solution. I believe that Userland's Manila would let me do this at least in part - are there any other solutions I can be looking at?
posted by dhacker on Dec 9, 2003 - 5 answers