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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. […]
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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. […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »This is Reading Day across America , which means millions of schoolchildren across the country will be celebrating today (or even all week) with Dr. […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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: […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Not only do many children stop reading for pleasure around the age of 9 , we are also in the midst of a pandemic that […]
Continue reading »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, […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »I have written extensively here over the past few months about how this pandemic has affected our children and, in particular, their education. As fall […]
Continue reading »Many parents are trying to figure out how to create a learning space for their children at home, and there are several complicating factors to […]
Continue reading »Scholastic has launched a new Instagram resource called Scholastic Bookshelf , a collection of books on important topics that parents might want to explore with […]
Continue reading »You’ve probably already introduced your kids to wearing masks. (And they probably hate it because we all hate it, but you explained why they should […]
Continue reading »As the number of coronaviruses rises in some areas and remains stable or declines in others, it’s easy to forget where we started. The larger […]
Continue reading »If you are still wondering and discussing what you are going to do with the school this fall, you are not alone. For many parents, […]
Continue reading »One of the benefits of full-time school is the structure it brings to your kids’ day: there is a timetable that students must follow, with […]
Continue reading »This is an ongoing debate in the minds of many parents right now, especially if our school leaders leave the decision to us: Should we […]
Continue reading »It is very likely that our children will spend at least part (or most, or all) of their week learning virtually from home after the […]
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