I remember dissecting my owl pellet like it was yesterday. I was in 4th grade and I was sick at home with the chickenpox. I'd been really looking forward the owl pellet project and so when I caught my little sister's infection, I was super bummed out. My best friend at the time was nice enough to offer bringing a pellet and tools to my house so that I could do mine at home. My mom was reluctant at first, but she gave in. It was for science, after all. Feverish and covered in bright red pox, I j…

Absurd and wholesome

Getting in trouble is usually a normal part of growing up. Sometimes kids get in trouble for mouthing off in school. Calling a teacher fat, pulling a prank in class, or simply distracting everyone else until whoever's in charge absolutely loses it. Sometimes, kids get in trouble for their actions at home. This is more common with strict families , like my own. When I was in high school my mother wouldn't allow me a key, or to see friends after school. It led to me sneaking out at night, and whe…

Yikes

We definitely don't miss this from our school days.

Moose on the loose

The book stroller really helps with shoulder pain.

A for effort?

They'll make you feel a lot smarter than reality TV will.

We'd be pissed about these things too!

It takes a special kind of person to be a high school art teacher . Not only are you guiding the nation’s youth into the working world, you’ve also got to nurture their creativity. Not only this, you also have to deal with all the teenage angst that comes with unlocking that. Arty kids are only marginally less annoying than theater kids, after all. None of this necessarily relates to being able to do art itself, but believe it or not, some art teachers do in fact have some finely honed creative…

Picture the scene. You're in the middle of a pop quiz in elementary school . You've accidentally written that 2+2=5 and you need to correct it, stat. What kind of eraser are you reaching for? Is it gnarly, gray and riddled with holes you poked in it? A fruity smelling one that coordinates with the rest of your stationery? Or maybe one of those weird putty ones that you stole off the kid next to you? There's no denying that this humble cornerstone of the average pencil case got us through some o…

The more you know.