[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] As a high school educator, I am intimately familiar with the ways of our future leaders and fellow citizens, and I’ve got to tell you: I’ve found that interpersonal communication skills — and doing life skills in general — are seriously lacking, not just in society […]
Education
Kindergarten Is Ruining My Time With My Child
We are a couple months into kindergarten now, and obviously I am an expert in all things school-related. I can hear your agreement through the screen, so I will continue. I have a small thing that is bothering me that I need to get off my chest. I know it is […]
Enough with the School Dress Code Bashing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Melissa Fenton of 4boysmother.com School prepares young people for life. It educates boys and girls across all fields of study, preparing them to be of value to society in whatever career field they choose. No surprises there. But when we keep that into perspective, when we […]
America Needs Paid Maternity Leave
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Liv of Live By Surprise As the elections edge ever closer, debates are happening, and candidates are again discussing why America is so far behind most other developed nations in developing a national policy on paid maternity leave. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), […]
Confessions of a Former Homework Rescue Mama
by Jennifer Gregory of The Runaway Mama I have a confession to make. You ready? Last year, I rescued my second grade son from imminent homework doom often. Often as in all the time. It sounds innocent enough, but I assure you, it wasn’t. My need to help him led […]
A Teacher Answers Students’ Frequently Asked Questions
By Elizabeth Harber As a writing teacher, every year I get a lot of the same questions from students. I put together this simple guide to help students find answers to these questions that always come up. Are we doing anything in class today? No, absolutely nothing. It is lucky […]
Late Bloomers Blossom, Too: Back to School and Life at 25
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Overcoming Life’s Unplanned Obstacles, Taking a Chance and Emerging a Winner Three years ago, when I was twenty-five and a newly-enrolled college freshman (yes, you read that right), it was obvious that I was not your typical eighteen-year-old carrying a sheaf of spiral notebooks and fresh […]
A Teacher Mama Dilemma
Everything about being an adolescent girl is chaotic. I watch the girls I teach moving in whirlwinds of tears, body spray, rolled eyes, and conspiratorial whispers. I watch their self-esteem fluctuate within a fifty-two minute class period based on whether their seat was saved or not, their jeans are the […]