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8 books to teach and inspire kids to become politically engaged

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Reading, Toni Morrison said, is political action in and of itself. By Olivia Watson

March 11, 2021 Books, Culture

Why is the cost of college so expensive?

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Many of us are or will be paying more for our children’s college education than our parents did for ours, what or who is actually responsible? By Ron Lieber

February 17, 2021 Books, Culture

What it means to be a teacher right now

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The temperature hovers near forty degrees. More than a dozen children stand with me in a haphazard circle in the playground. By Megan Sager

January 18, 2021 Culture

Winter is the best time for reading, especially now

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Here are some great ideas for how parents can help encourage their kids to read. By Lisseth Aizpurua

December 16, 2020 Books, Culture, Parenting Advice

The pandemic made me a private school mom

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We’re not cut from private school cloth, but we’d also reached our breaking point. By Amy Paturel

December 7, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How to help my daughter release her rage

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She screams with a primal, gut-shriek: “I hate math! Math is stupid!” By Melissa Savoie

October 29, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Dads are taking on the burdens of remote learning too

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Last spring, when we finally gave up the dream of returning to school, I held onto September as my North Star. By Steven Newmark

August 21, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

What you need to know if you’re planning to homeschool this fall

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You might love it. Maybe not every day, but there will be moments. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens

August 12, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice

7 unexpected things I taught my kid during homeschooling

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Start with “shitty first drafts.” We don’t curse in our house, so it was a big deal when I taught my son this one. By Wendy Kennar

June 15, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice

How teachers help make Mother’s Day special

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Each project was meant to show a child’s mom that she is appreciated. Respected. Loved. By Wendy Kennar

May 6, 2020 Culture, Family

Things I am grateful for right now

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We have plenty of coffee in our cupboard. What’s not in bloom has buds, promises, waiting. By Kara Gebhart Uhl

May 1, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

A thank you note to all teachers

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This job is hard—physically, mentally, emotionally—it’s so damn hard. By Maureen Boesen

April 13, 2020 Culture, Family

Forgiving myself as a mother, especially now

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My kids are used to my loud, Jewish-mom complaining—but not this unkindness. Not this anxiety-fueled rage. By Hannah Grieco

April 1, 2020 Culture, Family, Parenting Challenges

Parenting in the time of coronavirus

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March 17, 2020 Culture

The unexpected power of poetry for shy children

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When spoken language becomes a comfortable extension of a child’s being, speaking boldly is no longer a hurdle. By Megan Houston Sager

January 29, 2020 Culture

Perspective | What am I sending them there for?

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We are a generation of parents who micromanage our children’s safety. And yet, despite the very real fear of death, we keep sending them to school. By Francie Arenson Dickman

January 9, 2020 Culture, Family

Perspective | It’s time we stopped with the phrase “gifted and talented”

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Being “gifted and talented” sounds a whole lot like being bestowed with a well, gift, that others were not granted. By Stephanie Sprenger

January 8, 2020 Culture

The friends I made in the waiting room

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We don’t want our boys to be “cured.” There is no cure; autism is a chronic state, like arthritis, or love. By Elizabeth Michaelson Monaghan

October 7, 2019 Parenting Challenges

On staying connected to my blind son

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Our bond is like entangled particles—if he feels something in his heart, I feel it too, instantaneously. By Darcie Whelan Kortan

April 9, 2019 Parenting Challenges

Perspective | Teaching cursive is a waste of time

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I’m a third grade teacher. No amount of cursive writing instruction is going to bridge literacy gaps or resolve comprehension deficits. By Michelle Riddell

March 18, 2019 Culture

My unexpected invitation to the school awards ceremony

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“Baby, it might be a mistake,” my mother said. “Sometimes they accidentally send these things out to the wrong people.” By Rebecca Potter

February 21, 2019 Family

You are not your college admission essay

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My daughter is trapped inside, trying to make admissions counselors she doesn’t know fall in love with her. By Sandra A. Miller

October 11, 2018 Parenting Advice

The struggle to find work-life balance in academia

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Whether to have a baby before tenure is still one of the most pressing questions for female academics. By Sarah Rivett

September 25, 2018 Culture

Not every child needs to read in kindergarten

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My son’s teacher said he needed the gift of time. She was right. By Jessica Smock

September 24, 2018 Culture, Parenting Advice

Fact or fiction? What happens when kids learn a foreign language

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By the age of five, bilingual children largely catch up to their peers who speak just one language—and then overtake them. By Kristina Klausen

July 19, 2018 Parenting Advice

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