Those of us who have spent many long semi-sleepless nights on band trips corraling hormonally challenged teenagers into their hotel rooms can take heart with this story.  Good old duct tape.  A million uses, several of which might get you sued...

Thanks to newsletter subscriber Rich Nicklay for bringing this one to my attention! 

Imagine a preparatory teacher classroom where a beginning teacher could actively learn how to deal with classroom discipline problems without the risk of "damaging" a student's academic or emotional abilities.  Every teacher has made a mistake in the classroom where they say something they shouldn't have by responding to a student sarcastically or by losing their self control and yelling.  The problem for beginning teachers is that until now there has been no real way to practice such classroom management techniques without putting themselves directly into a classroom.  Now, thanks to a research project between Lockheed Martin and the University of Central Florida teachers may one day be able to learn how to deal with classroom discipline problems without ever coming within earshot of a real student.