Category: Miscellaneous

Pencils are not only good in the classroom, but they can be used in zero gravity, upside down and even under water. The average classroom pencil can write approximately 45,000 words (or draw a line that is 56 kilometers long).

Approximately 480,000 yellow school buses carry 25 million US children to and from school every weekday. As the new school year is upon us, we encourage you to be mindful in all school zones and when children are present.

Before the school calendar became national, geography determined when students attended classes. In small, rural areas, school went from December to March and May to August so that kids could help plant in the spring and harvest in the fall. In the urban centers, schools feared spread of disease in hot, crowded schoolrooms and gave […]

More than half of the students who enter high school will graduate, but not all graduates are teenagers. Those with a high school diploma statistically earn more money, have less health problems, commit fewer crimes and are less likely to be unemployed. Some high school dropouts have found success, however. Despite all the graduation statistics […]

According to a study done by Yale University, the smell of a crayon ranks #18 on the list of most recognizable scents for adults. In the Color Census 2000, blue was voted the favorite color out of 120 choices. Bringing up the rear? Tan, tumbleweed and spring green. By the time a child celebrates their […]

Although locating a tutor may be easy your job isn’t over – yet. Take stock of their qualifications and don’t hesitate to ask questions and request references from other parents whose children they have worked with successfully. Can your tutor spot where your child may be having trouble learning? Can your child’s tutor be reached […]

Not every country has the same school days as we do here in North America. In Brazil, school runs from 7 a.m. to noon because students go home to share lunch (the most important meal) with their family. And in Mexico, students go to school Monday through Friday with elective classes on Saturdays too.

The tradition of giving apples to teachers dates back to the 16th century in Denmark, where parents would pay their educators with food (namely, apples since they were expensive and hard to harvest), since teachers couldn’t live off their small salaries.

Did you know: 14.2 million Number of computers available for classroom use in the nation’s 114,700 elementary and secondary schools; that comes down to 1 computer for every 4 students. Currently 100 Percent of public schools have Internet access. In 1995, the proportion was 50 percent. Most schools are now implementing the use of digital […]