Student and teacher

It seems like Cole is always sick. What's wrong with him? I'm sure it wasn't my son's fault. That other kid has been suspended before, hasn't he?

What I will tell you is that everyone in our school is using the bathroom that feels safe for them, and that’s the end of it. So if you’re asking about “a boy wanting to use the girls’ bathroom,” you can just stop right there because While I understand that most of these types of questions come from wanting to advocate for your own child or even just a place of curiosity, they violate the privacy of other students. Not everything falls under the protection of FERPA, but that still doesn’t mean we’re going to tell you about it. And think about it: Don’t you want your child’s teachers to respect their privacy? Parents, if you’re asking your child’s teacher these kinds of questions about other students, it’s time to stop.

The latest Student Voice survey reveals perceived barriers to academic success and the top actions students think professors should take.

- Getting to know them: About a third of students say professors taking more of an interest in getting to know them would promote their success. - Not cool with the curve: Just 40 percent of students say “I feel like grading on a curve is fair.” By race, the rate is higher for white students, at 46 percent. Moreover, he says, “we’re trying to prepare students to be competent professionals and contribute to the to the world. - Flexibility with attendance and participation: Some two in five students say they want professors to be more flexible about attendance and/or participation, with more women than men wanting this (45 percent versus 40 percent). (This is consistent with many other studies finding that students learn more in class when they’re required to engage with the material via individual or group activities.) Of the Student Voice findings, Deslauriers says he can make some educated guesses about what’s driving certain responses. - Clearer expectations: Two in five students also say they want professors to set clearer expectations, with those at private institutions particularly interested in this. Among students who cite faculty teaching style as a barrier to their academic success, two-thirds want to see more variation in teaching styles. “For us as higher education institutions to adapt to the students we have today and not the students we were in prior decades. Our understanding of the college experience has to adapt to the students entering our campuses now that are coming with radically different lived experiences than we had.” “All of these point back to a generation of students who are coming to college less academically prepared given pandemic learning loss, with more financial concerns and higher rates of mental health needs.” By discipline, this concern is least prevalent among arts and humanities students (42 percent) and most common in the natural sciences (55 percent). Relatedly, 14 percent of students over all say their success has been impeded by feeling like they don’t belong at their institution (not just their academic program).

A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.

Shane told Jackson they were not allowed to conduct the concert because of the issues Schartz raised at the May 7 meeting. The lawsuit says Ammons also noted that she would teach and direct all classes, effectively removing Jackson from teaching duties. In April, Gearke told Jackson he was leaving his teaching position at Blue Hills Elementary School and believed they should apply for the job. For the first few months of 2021, Jackson was assigned to Blue Hills Elementary School, where they said they had a positive student teaching experience under their mentor teacher Nathan Gearke. They also said the district “is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions about the hiring of teachers based on their ability to serve our students, regardless of their gender or gender identity.” Olivia, a student teacher, was punished for stating their own preferred pronouns and honoring the requests of several students to use gender-neutral pronouns,” said Schreiner.

The gym at Forest Road Elementary in suburban La Grange Park was packed Thursday night as people in the community gathered to celebrate a special birthday ...

“Cancer affects everyone and when it hits with children it’s especially heartbreaking,” said teacher Amy Shea. Gwen’s family now hoping and praying for a clean bill of health as her cancer is in remission. “Kinda nerve wrecking, it was great, she did a great job.” “I don’t see how you can stand idle by and not do anything about it,” said teacher Josh Thomas, who organized the party and fundraiser. “It was great. “If the least I can do is shave my head and raise money-- I’ll do it everyday if I could.”