Civil War a hands-on experience

GLADSTONE - It was not only a learning opportunity in history for the Jones Elementary School fifth-graders when they took part in the Civil War Living History program on Monday. It was an language lesson as well.

Gazette.Net: Teaching, for a day

I've been told that teaching is in my blood. My mother and sister both teach, but instead of spending seven hours per day in a classroom, I have chosen to write about students, educators and the people who make decisions about what and how children learn.

Rock Hill students with special needs buy Mother’s Day supplies on field trip

Special needs students from Finley Road Elementary School go to the store to buy supplies to make “Muffins for Moms” for Mother’s Day.

Former UT Vols players are hoping for NFL draft redemption

Bryce Brown and Janzen Jackson wasted a lot of their talents during shorter-than-expected stints with the University of Tennessee football team, but this is hardly the week for looking back.

Bad teacher

MAY 4 — 2011 was a tough year for me. I had a hard time trying to cram three years of English in less than nine months. The UPSR was in September. The school was counting on me to deliver great results. Some of the boys couldn’t even write their own names properly and I first found out about this on the first day of class. Our first lesson was on ...