Whether you loved school or hated it, chances are good that you had a teacher you loved. Someone who helped you understand a tough topic, introduced you to a great book, took a special interest in you ...

I’m sharing a lighthearted look at the hilarious gap between what elementary teachers say and what young students really hear ...

A high school science teacher asked her students to make her laugh for extra credit on a recent assignment, and her class certainly delivered. “Here are some of the jokes they came up with,” Wessel ...

EDMONDS -- In Room 9 at Sherwood Elementary School, a class of third- and fourth-graders sits attentively as teacher Patti Vicari introduces a writing lesson. "Name it!" they chant, with a finger snap ...

Between potato parades for St. Patrick’s Day, weekly flash-mob dances, and high school senior “presidential campaigns,” the 2022-23 school year has provided its share of laughter and heartwarming ...

I get frustrated when teachers are encouraged to make school “fun”. Go ahead and debate me, but I think “fun” is a term better used for the playground than the classroom. Teachers who promise to make ...

When Jenny Raymond ran for class president, she approached it like the diligent student she was by delivering a serious, prepared speech on her plan to improve the school. She was so desperate to be ...

A social studies teacher in Long Island, New York, told her students to write funny captions for images of freed slaves, sparking outrage among parents on social media. The teacher, who has been ...