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This gym teacher uses incredible trick shots to teach students an important lesson It all started on a Friday a few years ago. At the end of my PE class, one of my students challenged me to shoot a half field shot and I did it on the first try. The kids loved it and wanted more. So for the rest of the year, I spent two minutes at the end of each PE class (I'm a K-5 PE teacher in Barnesville, Minnesota) shooting half-field shots. The rules were simple: if I took a shot during the two minutes, they had to do push-ups. If I missed it, I had to do it. Go up a level The following year the children challenged me to improve my game even more. They wanted to see more than half the shot. They've been really popular with a lot of trick shot makers on YouTube...

COVID Shaming: The New Face of School Bullying? The classroom door opens and an administrator or advisor calls out a name. This was formerly known as "Ooooh! You're in trouble and you're going to the office!” Now there's silence and sideways glances. Everyone knows that the student faces a two-week quarantine. Across the country, schools still conducting face-to-face classes are having to deal with notifying close contacts of COVID-positive classmates. Unfortunately, calling on a student in class often leads to the spread of gossip as well. Children are naturally curious. You wonder who was exposed. Has anyone tested positive? Who else did they give it to? But the curiosity doesn't stop there. It turns into COVID gossip, teasing and bullying at school. COVID restrictions create pressure to confo...

There’s something so magical about books. You can escape reality, enrich your mind, and expand what you know about the world around you in just a few pages. Every teacher knows, however, that it sometimes can be tough to get teens to read on their own. That’s why it’s good to have a big list of recommendations for all interests—and we’ve got you covered! Check out this collection of captivating books to read for teens. There’s something for every kind of reader. The story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago is told in a series of vignettes. Her journey is filled with moments of joy and heartbreak as she explores who and what she will become. Teacher review: “As a teacher in a rural high school with a student population that is 98% Latino most years …I can vouch for the power of Sandra Cisneros’s HOUSE ON MANGO STREET. It is written in deceptively simple English—perfect for teenagers still struggling with their second language (or third language for youths who first learne...