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Teachers grading...parents?
If parents thought they were finished getting report cards, they should think again.
Florida State Rep. Kelli Stargel wants teachers to grade parents on their performance. She's introducing a measure that would require elementary school teachers to grade the parents of their students based on their own communication with the school, their child's attendance, as well as their child's academic and physical preparedness for class. Based on these factors, parents would receive a grade of 'satisfactory', 'needs improvement' or 'unsatisfactory'.
State Rep. Stargel says grading parents would hold parents accountable but Steve Perry, CNN Education Contributor and Founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, says otherwise. Hear what Perry tells American Morning's T.J. Holmes.
Berman: Packers ‘slight favorite,’ but don’t discount Black and Yellow
Fans are celebrating in Green Bay and Pittsburgh this morning, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Chicago Bears 21-14 for the NFC title, and the Pittsburgh Steelers rolling by the New York Jets 24-19 for the AFC title.
Today on American Morning, New York sportscaster Len Berman, ThatsSports.com, looks ahead to the February 6 Super Bowl when the two teams will face off in Dallas. He explains the meaning behind the match up of two legendary franchises and why the NFL is having “most successful year.”
Watch the two clips from his interview with AM’s Kiran Chetry and TJ Holmes.
Avlon: 'It will take some political courage to reach across the aisle'
President Barack Obama's State of the Union address is tomorrow night and there is growing support behind Senator Mark Udall's proposal for Democrats and Republicans to sit together as opposed to abiding by party lines. More than 50 congress members have already claimed their "state dates" but the question is, will one-time seating arrangements turn into long-lasting bipartisanship?
CNN Contributor John Avlon says that although sitting together is a great symbolic gesture towards unity it is going to take genuine "political courage" to reach across the aisle on some of the issues facing congress ahead. He explains to Kiran Chetry on American Morning.
Tucson shooting victim recounts chaos
"As she greets the constituents, I stand beside her to help facilitate any further follow-up action…I was standing right next to her when the gunman came past on my left and raised his gun and shot the congresswoman in the head."
Ron Barber is the District Director for Representative Gabrielle Giffords and was standing outside the Tucson, Arizona Safeway supermarket on the morning of January 8. The event, "Congress on your corner" was the 21st for the congresswoman. The series was meant to be a regular effort by Congresswoman Giffords to get to know her constituents. But on that morning the events were unlike any other prior. The events unfolded quickly. Barber recalls, "I don't think I knew anything was happening until I saw him come past me and almost immediately, he fired his gun.
When the firings were over and the gunman was pinned, Congresswomen Giffords was shot and District Director Ron Barber was shot twice. Once in the cheek and once in the thigh. In total 6 were killed and 13 were injured. Barber is now recovering and was released from the hospital last week. He talks to T.J. Holmes to reflect on the events of that day.
Tech detox: one family's story of a winter unplugged
As technology becomes more prolific, our quality time with our loved ones seems to dwindle.
At least that was the case for Susan Maushart, living in Australia with her family in 2009. Maushart was addicted to her iPhone and her kids were hooked on video games and social media so Susan decided to pull the plug on any devices with a screen and forced her family to cleanse themselves of their tech habits.
Maushart documents her family's detox experience in her new book 'The Winter of Our Disconnect' and talks about it with American Morning's Kiran Chetry.
MTV's new show, 'Skins': Has edgy gone too far?
MTV's racy new teen drama, "Skins" is a hit. But does it expose too much?
The Parents Television Council wants Congress and the Justice Department to investigate the show for child pornography and exploitation of its underage stars, and Taco Bell is pulling their ads from the show because they say its content isn't fit for their brand.
Brian Stelter is a media reporter for The New York Times and has reported on this story and says, "The problem with "Skins" is it's rated for mature audiences but 1.2 million of the viewers on Monday night were under 18."
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