If you have ever been into a Chick-fil-A restaurant, you know how welcomed you feel when you walk into the door. That’s the exact same feeling that children, parents and guests should have when they walk into a school. The main office of a school is the first place that guests come to; it’s the welcome and information center. It’s…
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An Elementary Student Says Guns Have NO Place in Schools
I received a letter from fourth-grader Ashawnti Jackson, a student at Thomasville Heights Elementary here in Atlanta. I don’t think anyone could say it better. Dear EdLanta, Schools are no place for hate! Schools are also no place for guns. My family and school teaches me that people don’t need to hate on other people, be mean or violent to them.…
Devos Supports Teachers Being Armed at Schools
Teachers set the tone of their classrooms, build a warm environment, mentor and nurture students, become role models, and listen and look for signs of trouble. The most common role a teacher plays in the classroom is to teach knowledge to children. What is our country coming to? President Trump and Betsy Devos support teachers being armed at schools during school hours. This is not the way to make…
Black Panther Inspires Black Girls to Excel!
Do not let anyone make you feel like you don’t matter. – Former First Lady, Michelle Obama Everyone is talking about girls, girls, girls! Girls, Girls, Girls, is more than just a hit song released by rapper Jay -Z in 2001. Ever since the hit song, we’ve seemed to not be able to stop talking about girls and the importance…