I hope text messaging doesn't ruin this sacred childhood art. PS: Do you like me? ____ yes _____ no _____ maybe (via reddit.com)
This single dad sent his 10-year-old son to school wearing a wire after complaints of bad behavior. What he recorded was disturbing.
Science Buzz This guy's physics professor rules with an iron fist. (via Reddit)
This teacher is awesome. What better way to teach kids English than to combine Andrew Klob's illustrations with some acoustic guitar? (via dangerousminds.net)
Culture Buzz You've got to be kidding me. A California teacher has banned students from saying “bless you” when someone sneezes in his class.
Natalie Santagata has been fired from her teaching job after, authorities say, sexually explicit video and pictures of her were sent to parents. (via huffingtonpost.com)
A delicious diorama entitled “The Peeple vs. Scott Walker.” Activism has never been so sweet.
Graham Taylor gives a speech to the Ann Arbor, Michigan school board defending a teacher who was DISCIPLINED for removing two students who made anti-gay remarks in class. Wow.
Movie Buzz Davis Guggenheim, the director of An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting For Superman, discusses his new film and the importance of great teachers. For more info on the film, click here.
This week in Sarah Palin Running For President: making fun of teachers! In a really squeaky voice. With her twice-dumped, gum-smacking, USA-defending daughter. (Note: that sign reads “Worst Governor Ever.)
TV Buzz With the success of Glee, we found ourselves in love with hot teachers who would also be excellent and completely earnest extracurricular activity coaches. Find more at Flavorwire.
Simon Cowell gave the 27-year-old teacher a standing ovation on The X Factor, possibly making him the Susan Boyle 2.0 of a different British talent competition. (Video embedding is disabled, but you should click through, it's worth it.)
Culture Buzz One minute you're raiding World of Warcraft with your clan and the next a “thin, attractive and blond” chick is hitting you up to have sex, by sending all sorts of explicit text messages. Awesome, right? Wrong! In real life, she's actually a “plump” 42-year old British schoolteacher out to make you feel generally miserable. Lynn Walls, you crazy.