“The Onion,” the satirical news site, can often times be mean-spirited and in bad taste. But sometimes it can sure be funny, too!
Here are my picks for The Best Education Articles From “The Onion.” Please let me know which ones I’ve missed:
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation’s Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched To Washington
School ‘Fine,’ U.S. Teens Report
New Study: Books Don’t Take You Anywhere
Arizona High Schools To Now Teach Spanish Entirely In English
Bilingual Education Under Fire
These next three aren’t school related, but they’re still among my favorites:
‘How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?’ 30 Million People Wonder
President Obama’s personal flowchart deconstructing the ethics of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey
Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World
“The Onion” Does Satire On Teach For America
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March 14, 2012 at 11:50 am
Here’s one:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/girl-moved-to-tears-by-of-mice-and-men-cliffs-note,2029/
Best,
BG
JFK High