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South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The La Marque school district, in search of better-trained substitutes, took the unusual step of hiring a private firm to provide its substitute teachers. Trustees hired a company run by former teacher Kim Yancy to interview and train new substitutes in an effort to boost the quality of temporary teachers in La Marque’s classrooms, district spokeswoman Denise McLean said.
The Freethinker (Free subscription) | yesterday
MOST heartwarming story of the month comes from Arkansas where a 10-year-old boy made headlines when he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance – because gay people don’t get equal justice or liberty. When Will Phillips was told recently by a substitute teacher at West Fork Elementary to stand for the pledge, he told [...]
Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Paul Sabovich was having no luck finding a job after graduating from Cal State Bakersfield in June. His business administration degree in management was getting him nowhere, he said. So he did what hundreds of others throughout Bakersfield have done. He signed up to take the test to become a substitute teacher.
World4free (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Kurbaan (2009)PDVD RIP | PC Full Movie Released : Nov 20, 2009Genre : ThrillerStarcast : Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek OberoiDesc :Avantika (Kareena Kapoor), a Psychology professor in New York, decides to make her way back to India to be with her ailing father. She temporarily finds work at the prestigious Delhi University and meets Ehsaan Khan (Saif Ali Khan) a substitute teacher at the
Granby01033 (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
For not the first time, Gov. Deval Patrick took the state legislature to task. The house had refused to extend its formal session to complete Patrick's pet education bill. Patrick reminds me a little of a substitute teacher, trying to assert an authority he's really doesn't have. And the state legislature, like an unruly class, tends to ignore him until he gets strident. Then they start to laugh at...
Walled-In Pond (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Asked by a seemingly hostile interviewer what it means to be an American, 10-year-old Will Phillips said: "Freedom of speech. Freedom to disagree." I hope this is symptomatic of the rest of his generation, though I seriously doubt it is. Arkansas 10-Year-Old Won’t Pledge Allegiance Until Gays Gain Equality A 10-year-old Arkansas boy name(d) Will Phillips has decided that he cannot...
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
We discussed Will Phillips, the adorable 10-year-old Arkansas kid who is refusing to say the Pledge in class because he recognizes that there actually is "liberty and justice for all," in a thread earlier in the week, but there hasn't been a main-page post and I'm getting lots of emails about him. He is just about the cutest thing ever, so here's the video, with transcript below. Enjoy! John...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
So, you want to be inspired? Seven months ago, Indianapolis Colts starting right guard Kyle DeVan was back in his hometown of Vacaville, Calif., living with his mom, working as a substitute teacher and as an assistant high school wrestling coach. His football dream was fading into the distance.
Somervell County Salon (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
From the grievance hearing regarding the denial for her to be a substitute teacher for GRISD. What's interesting here are 2 things. First, that whispery allegations from years ago that Ogletree has been cleared of are still being brought up as reasons not to allow her to substitute teach BUT OFFERS to settle have involved giving her a letter of .......
About Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
An Arkansas 10-year-old wants "liberty and justice for all," including gays and lesbians. Will Phillips decided not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during class because he feels it does not include all Americans. Phillips decided not to stand the weekend before while studying the pledge. "I was analyzing the meanings of it because I want to be a lawyer," the 10-year-old said...
The Dreamin' Demon (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
HICKORY, North Carolina - When four kids became too loud in their third-grade classroom at Southwest Elementary, their substitute teacher employed a rather asinine form of punishment. She made the kids stand up in class then tied them together with a jump rope. Using the rope as a leash, she led the crying [...]
End Bigotry in Venango County (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
from The Advocate: Fifth-grader Will Phillips from Washington County, Ark. is taking a lot of flak from his elementary school classmates for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, in protest for gay equality. "I've grown up with a lot of people, and I'm good friends with a lot of people that are gay, and ... I believe they should have the rights all people should, and I'm not going to swear that...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Hey Garrett . Beat you. Killebrew told Channel 2 Action News reporter Tom Jones that she was shocked when her 16-year-old son told her his substitute math teacher at Mundy’s Mill High School was trying to hire a hit man to kill him . “I was extremely upset. I called the school at that moment,” said Killebrew. Killebrew’s attorney said the incident began when Forde called the...
Planet Fear (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
By David Edwards and Stephen Webster Ten-year-old Will Phillips may have just become the new cause célèbre of the gay rights movement. It all started when he refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance in a West Fork, Arkansas elementary school. Speaking to CNN's John Roberts on Monday, Will said he remained seated four straight days while his classmates repeated the words, "with liberty...
Family Of Five (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Seamus was a substitute teacher who taught our class in the last year of primary school. We kind of called him Seamus behind his back because he lived just down the road from us, and that's what the parents called him. read more
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