Category: School

With children returning to full-time school in the next few weeks, while the delta variant of COVID-19 outbreak , many parents are wondering if their […]

As our kids prepare to return to school, we will likely have a desire to catch up, whether it be school, intramural sports, student clubs, […]

The first day (week, month) of school can be difficult for some children, especially for those entering preschool or daycare for the first time. They […]

As we approach the end of the school year, which may be one of the most stressful in history for students, teachers, school officials and […]

For any high school or college graduate, it’s safe to assume they’ve had an interesting senior year. They have done so many of their lessons, […]

Every year as summer approaches, parents and teachers across the country start worrying about the summer slide . It is believed that the phenomenon of […]

Many young children love to start school in the early elementary years, but in the end turned into a grunt older children who would be […]

I’ve always appreciated my son’s teachers, they were all great and taught him a lot, but this year? Well, we all know this school year […]

Cultural diversity is an important concept that shapes us as people and as a society. Realizing its importance at an early age means understanding and […]

As our kids begin to wrap up this hellish school year over the pandemic, they will likely have some final exams in the coming weeks. […]

There are many inspiring TED Talks for adults, but if we don’t share some of them with our kids, they are missing out on all […]

If you’ve applied to your dream school but are on the waiting list, it may seem like all hope is lost. In a way, this […]

Maybe you didn’t have to sit endless hours in high school typing class like I did. Or maybe yes, but you would rather write notes […]

Transferring children back to class after a three-month summer break is often challenging. Even returning to school after a couple of weeks of winter break […]

This is Reading Day across America , which means millions of schoolchildren across the country will be celebrating today (or even all week) with Dr. […]

For many parents, the question is not, whether the increased screen time for our children in the past year, and to what extent. It’s easy […]

Few kids can resist a good science experiment, and I’ve always found the best ones to be those that are easy to set up, use […]

If you want to learn how to program, your first steps in this vast universe can seem daunting, if not daunting. Here’s the big secret: […]

This year, I saw my son’s fourth grade teacher in person exactly once – and this time was an accident, when I signed him to […]

For most of the past year, we have struggled with what is safe and what is not . It’s almost as if the word doesn’t […]

If the kids seemed like they had nothing to say about their day at school before the pandemic, it’s no surprise that they are not […]

Not only do many children stop reading for pleasure around the age of 9 , we are also in the midst of a pandemic that […]

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but our kids’ teachers have gone through a lot this year. Of course, we all went through a lot, […]

The pandemic has taken so much from us, but did you know what it doesn’t take? Our kid’s awkward school pictures (complete with a traditional […]

We all have our unique challenges at this time; no one can completely get rid of the stress that a pandemic brings. But parents of […]

This pandemic was full of difficult moments, but there were also pleasant, silver-lined walks. I try to keep to those enjoyable walks, but for parents […]

Hey parents, guess what? Trump created the 1776 Commission to educate children about the “miracle of American history.” He wants to “defend the legacy of […]

Our kid’s Zoom classes can be eye-opening for many reasons, but one thing you may have noticed since the start of the school year is […]

Sesame Street and CNN are teaming up to meet all of our emotional needs this year, first with a virtual town hall dedicated to COVID-19 […]

Adults are no longer the only ones who sit in front of a computer screen for hours; As children are increasingly teaching at home this […]

Parents will again take on additional responsibilities this fall, with many school-age students working partly or wholly remotely. Whether you’re re-examining eighth grade history to […]

Ivy League colleges to 2-year schools have moved all or part of their education online this year. (Eh, you know why). This may seem extremely […]

Sometimes the best hacks are the smallest; a thing so useful and obvious in hindsight that you really should have thought about it yourself. And […]

The other day I accidentally came across a message that I wrote back in early April, when there were only 2-3 weeks left before the […]

Back in March, when COVID-19 was almost completely mysterious, I spent an insane amount of time disinfecting everything in my path. I processed the mail […]

There is no “safe” way to live in a hostel during a pandemic. As wary as your college kid is, he has no control over […]

This school year will be completely unusual. In our New Normal have a lot that you want to adjust, especially if, in addition, you have […]

Returning to school is traditionally a difficult and difficult time for children. They just spent the entire summer (plus those “bonus” months of the pandemic […]

While it sucks that smarter schools are closing their campuses and moving to virtual teaching, there is one big silver lining for this transition: it’s […]

Since we’re looking for some semblance of normality in this most abnormal school year, may I suggest sticking to one routine that has traditionally made […]