By Katy M. Clark of Experienced Bad Mom Again. I saw it again. Another post on social media from a friend singing the praises of her child who couldn’t stop reading. How lucky am I? she wrote. My son finished Harry Potter and he’s only in second grade! [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] You […]
Education
Why Preschool Graduation Ceremonies Are Stupid
By Alice Jones Webb of Different Than Average The season of graduation ceremonies is upon us. The invitations and announcements are already starting to roll in. My Facebook friends are already posting pictures of their children in mortar boards and academic gowns with captions like, “Look how much Little Johnny […]
Stop Saying You’re Homeschooling Your Preschooler
By Melissa Roy of Beyond Mommying We began homeschooling after a year of part-time preschool abroad, a year of pre-K and a year of kindergarten at our local public school. As our family fell apart due to early wake-ups, schlepping everyone to and from school twice a day, homework and no time to play, we realized […]
Naysayers, You’re Right. There’s Nothing “Wrong” with a Child in Special Education.
By Britta Eberle of This Is Motherhood At my son’s three year check-up, our pediatrician pointed to a picture in a book: “What color is this bird?” “Boo,” my son, Wolfy, whispered. The bird was blue. The doctor turned the page. “And what color is this bird?” he asked, pointing to […]
End of Year Gifts Your Kids’ Teachers Don’t Want (and a Few They Do)
By Leslie Gaar of www.pailsandfires.com I’m going to give it to you straight: Teachers get a lot of crap over the years. Like, a LOT. I’m not talking about inexpensive stuff– I’m talking about gifts from all of the holidays and all of the students, accumulating year after year, creating clutter, […]
Why We Need to Stop with the School Dress Code Criticism
I’ve heard a lot of chatter lately about how school dress codes are sexist and out of control. While I agree that all schools should tailor their dress codes to both genders rather than focusing specifically on female students, I’ve got to say: We need to cut it out with the […]
20 Ways Being a Teacher Will Warp You Forever
By Ali Solomon of Wiggle Room 1.) You will think of a “year” as beginning in September and ending in June. This will become confusing when people invite you to their end-of-year parties or when you try to do your taxes, but really, there will be no other way of seeing it. […]
How to Write Better (and Get Your Work Published Online)
The editors and I here at Sammiches and Psych Meds / MockMom have been reading through submissions for our website for a little over a year now, and we are beyond impressed with and thankful for the writers who share their talent and their words with us and our audience. […]