Tutoring a 14 year old. How to be supportive of dreams and yet practical? [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Nov 4, 2009 - 31 answers

How can I bring my low-income high school students to an off-Broadway show? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 on Oct 19, 2009 - 14 answers

I want to show my students Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" video. I would also like to have them answer some questions about it, but I'm stuck. Some help? [more inside]
posted by CrazyLemonade on Oct 14, 2009 - 10 answers

How would one (hypothetically) go back to high school? [more inside]
posted by DeltaForce on Oct 2, 2009 - 20 answers

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

I'm a foreigner who wants to go to a US high school football game in the South West, but needs some advice [more inside]
posted by ganseki on Sep 13, 2009 - 23 answers

Is there a legitimate way to buy discount software for a high-school student? My son, a sophomore in high school, is enjoying a class that makes heavy use of Photoshop CS4. We'd like to get him CS4 for the computer he uses at home (Vista, 4 GB memory), but it's very expensive. I know there are discounts for college students. We'd rather not use 'warez' sites. Thanks!
posted by lukemeister on Sep 3, 2009 - 19 answers

I'm looking for your thoughts on how to be a good paraprofessional (a.k.a. teacher's aide, teaching assistant) at a high school. [more inside]
posted by TheClonusHorror on Aug 30, 2009 - 6 answers

What computer programs and tips/tricks/hints should high school kids learn? [more inside]
posted by TurquoiseZebra on Aug 27, 2009 - 22 answers

What are the trends around the world underlying the most successful (I guess I am talking financially mostly) high schools around the world these days? What are the marketing buzzwords driving the race for students? My old high school is in trouble and I'd like to help if I can. [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on Aug 17, 2009 - 7 answers

I could have exceptional grades, but instead I've spent all of my time on academic pursuits that have, if anything, had a negative affect on my grades. How could all of this impact my future? I can't help but think that I've already screwed it all up. [more inside]
posted by csjc on Aug 6, 2009 - 28 answers

I'm teaching a course on bioinformatic programming for high schoolers. Which language should I teach it in? And do you have any nifty ideas for easy projects that fall under the bioinformatics header? [more inside]
posted by bergeycm on Jun 25, 2009 - 20 answers

As a [high school] teacher, I'm being encouraged to include a little bit of ethics into my courses. Can anyone recommend a book about ethics that's not boring or difficult to understand, and can that can help me with this? [more inside]
posted by CrazyLemonade on Jun 24, 2009 - 18 answers

Public education filter: if you went to school in a good district, a not-so-great district, or an in-between district, how did it affect the quality of your education and your success later in life? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph on Jun 23, 2009 - 37 answers

Help me find a free or premium wordpress theme for a school website [more inside]
posted by Danniman on Jun 18, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me make a career move. Do I want to be a high school or college teacher? [more inside]
posted by mikelly on Jun 10, 2009 - 18 answers

Can you recommend a good book (or journal, or webpage) on differentiated instruction? [more inside]
posted by Elagabalus on May 31, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me develop topics for a high school course on problem solving. [more inside]
posted by etc. on May 12, 2009 - 16 answers

How do we plan a high school reunion without having to put large amounts of our own money into the budget? [more inside]
posted by bristolcat on May 12, 2009 - 10 answers

How can my 18-year-old sister make enough money to move out on her own when she has no car or license, no job experience, and unsupportive parents? [more inside]
posted by logic vs love on Apr 27, 2009 - 34 answers

Please help me understand people's objections to year-round public school. [more inside]
posted by cheapskatebay on Apr 23, 2009 - 58 answers

Planning on a master's in teaching, but professors keep pushing me in the direction of a PhD. I'd like to get a doctorate one day, I'm just not so sure it's a good idea right now. Am I missing something? [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Apr 4, 2009 - 34 answers

Private high school is closing - options for a junior interested in going directly to college? [more inside]
posted by WestCoaster on Mar 31, 2009 - 9 answers

A family member is graduating first in his class but is having trouble with the graduation speech-writing part of things. Any thoughts on where an 18 year old could look for inspiration for writing a speech to commemorate graduating high school? [more inside]
posted by melodykramer on Mar 16, 2009 - 16 answers

My son (13 y.o., 8th grade) is exhibiting innate talent in the visual arts. Last night, he bemoaned to me that he wished his school curriculum was weighted more heavily on the art side. This got me thinking about looking into magnet-type high-schools and other schools that feature strong arts education. Any suggestions on where I should start looking and issues to consider? Any thoughts about the necessity of a "portfolio" and what that entails? Did you or someone close to you attend a school like this; if so, what were your experiences? (I am art-clueless, so the more detail, the better. We live in the Boston/Cambridge MA area.) [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Mar 12, 2009 - 23 answers

What are the best summer residential art programs in Philly for high school students? I'm looking into programs for my favorite 14-year-old (I'm a sort of aunt to her) for next summer. [more inside]
posted by desuetude on Mar 11, 2009 - 6 answers

Can anyone recommend some projects or self-improvement/self-studying for a high school senior taking a gap year between high school and college? [more inside]
posted by zhang.chuck on Mar 8, 2009 - 5 answers

Teaching high school with a postgraduate degree? [more inside]
posted by theefixedstars on Feb 28, 2009 - 12 answers

I want to do an exercise with my high school students to help them understand the benefits of having going to college, like a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' type of game, where they go through a series of life events and the options they have available to them are based on the level of education (hs dropout, hs graduate, associates, bachelors, masters, PhD, professional) that I've assigned to them. Does something like this already exist or do you have any suggestions for types of questions/scenarios I can ask them? [more inside]
posted by chara on Feb 26, 2009 - 18 answers

How can I contact local high school roleplaying game clubs? [more inside]
posted by Parasite Unseen on Feb 13, 2009 - 17 answers

InternFilter: I'm a high-school junior looking for an internship, paid or unpaid, for the summer. I live just outside of New York. [more inside]
posted by cmyers on Jan 28, 2009 - 6 answers

What are some interesting ways to teach the periodic table to 10th and 11th grade students? [more inside]
posted by chr1sb0y on Jan 25, 2009 - 13 answers

HighSchoolDramaTeacherFilter: Any tips for doing documentary theater with students? [more inside]
posted by HeroZero on Jan 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Think-Back-To-High-School-Filter: What incentives / prizes / privileges really motivated you? (Aside from grades) [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Jan 17, 2009 - 31 answers

Facebook Etiquette Filter: I have Facebook, but don't accept requests from people I've never met, or who I did meet but they were jerks to me. One such jerk has sent me three friend requests, and I've just ignored them all. NOW she's emailed me asking why I don't friend her back. Can I still get away with ignoring her? [more inside]
posted by EmpressCallipygos on Jan 8, 2009 - 44 answers

I want to skip my Senior year of High School and go to Culinary school instead. Is this a bad idea? [more inside]
posted by 47triple2 on Jan 5, 2009 - 62 answers

What movies have high school clique introduction scenes? [more inside]
posted by yellowbinder on Dec 29, 2008 - 33 answers

For those of you in medical fields, what books, sites, or organizations reinforced your career decisions? [more inside]
posted by ick on Dec 28, 2008 - 4 answers

I am a high school senior right now, contemplating various senior projects for last semester. I'd like to consider learning to dream lucidly as a project. [more inside]
posted by zenja72 on Dec 6, 2008 - 8 answers

My wife was "let go" from her position as a high school math teacher in California, due to budget cutbacks. What should she do? [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Dec 2, 2008 - 17 answers

What exercises or experiences do you remember most from art class when you were a kid? Did you ever have an "aha!" moment, and, if so, what caused it? [more inside]
posted by nímwunnan on Nov 23, 2008 - 11 answers

Is there a place like Philmont for non-Scouts? [more inside]
posted by perrce on Nov 15, 2008 - 4 answers

Help me decide if I want this 98 Neon to be the first car I buy, for use in the rest of this year of high school, and college next year. [more inside]
posted by Precision on Nov 10, 2008 - 29 answers

My wife, a high school teacher, has an extra period with her students tomorrow. She wants to show them something (documentary, TV episode) interesting and have a discussion afterward. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by FeldBum on Oct 28, 2008 - 30 answers

Recommendations for alternative/private schools for a 13-year-old ADD child (Boston Area), plus ancillary questions. [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Oct 15, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for 80s and 90s songs that defined the times. [more inside]
posted by lysistrata on Oct 4, 2008 - 66 answers

Help a high school senior make the most out of AP English Literature. [more inside]
posted by zenja72 on Aug 27, 2008 - 21 answers

Alternatives to conventional U.S. high school for a gifted student? [more inside]
posted by tippiedog on Aug 27, 2008 - 29 answers

What are some good ways to motivate underprivileged high school juniors and seniors to pursue a college education? [more inside]
posted by chara on Aug 19, 2008 - 17 answers

What made your senior portraits/pictures awesome? Or, conversely, what made them awful? [more inside]
posted by fake on Aug 8, 2008 - 36 answers