Why University Isn’t the Only Answer: What I Want My Daughter to Know
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 55 views
Why University Isn’t the Only Answer: What I Want My Daughter to Know The question came on a Tuesday afternoon, in the car, o...
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What the Yellow Box Next to Your Child’s Name on the School Register Means (A Teacher Explains)
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 50 views
What the Yellow Box Next to Your Child’s Name on the School Register Means (A Teacher Explains) The first time I noticed the ...
Why Young Men Are Disappearing From Higher Education — and Why Nobody’s Talking About the 40% Threshold
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 66 views
Why Young Men Are Disappearing From Higher Education — and Why Nobody’s Talking About the 40% Threshold The first week ...
Finding the Right Boy Name for October
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 49 views
Finding the Right Boy Name for October? A Teacher on How Names Shape First Impressions The first time I saw the name on my cl...
My Teenager Told Me She Felt She “Fucked Up” With Her Crush—Here’s How We Navigated It
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 46 views
My Teenager Told Me She Felt She “Fucked Up” With Her Crush—Here’s How We Navigated It I found my daughter face-d...
When My Child Asked Me If Life Is Worth Living
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 61 views
When My Child Asked Me If Life Is Worth Living My daughter asked me whether life was worth living while she was drying a mixi...
When You’re Not the Parent but You’re the One Who Sees It: A Teacher’s Venting Into the Void
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 62 views
When You’re Not the Parent but You’re the One Who Sees It: A Teacher’s Venting Into the Void The parking lot behind my studio...
Teacher Explains: When You Vent Into the Void (And What It Teaches About Kids)
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 65 views
Teacher Explains: When You Vent Into the Void (And What It Teaches About Kids) I said the words for the fourth time that afte...
Why the New Jobs Report Matters for Boys and Girls at School
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 57 views
Why the New Jobs Report Matters for Boys and Girls at School Last week, my daughter came home from school with a drawing of h...
Why My Kid Was Exhausted Every Day After School—and What Finally Helped
Eric Jones 3 weeks ago (09-15) 50 views
Why My Kid Was Exhausted Every Day After School—and What Finally Helped The three-fifteen pickup used to be the hardest part ...