Why I Started a Petition Against My Kids’ School Hair Policy
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Why I Started a Petition Against My Kids’ School Hair Policy The morning routine had become a negotiation. My nine-year-old h...
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Why I Keep Coming Back to Elements of Style for My Writing Students (It’s Free, Too)
Eric Jones 3 days ago 21 views
Why I Keep Coming Back to Elements of Style for My Writing Students (It’s Free, Too) On a Tuesday afternoon, I sat across fro...
Should You Stay or Drop Off at Your Kid’s Party
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Should You Stay or Drop Off at Your Kid’s Party? A Teacher Explains The birthday party was at the community centre down the r...
Why I Hate This Education System: One Parent’s Honest Look at Homework and Learning
Eric Jones 3 days ago 23 views
Why I Hate This Education System: One Parent’s Honest Look at Homework and Learning The kitchen table is covered in pen...
How Post Approval and Flair Teach Kids to Be Thoughtful Online
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How Post Approval and Flair Teach Kids to Be Thoughtful Online Last Thursday, a student named Leo submitted a comment on our ...
Why Universities Avoid Responsibility When Things Go Wrong (And What Parents Can Actually Do)
Eric Jones 3 days ago 21 views
Why Universities Avoid Responsibility When Things Go Wrong (And What Parents Can Actually Do) The first time I called the stu...
Why I Petitioned My Child’s School Over Hair Policing — and What Parents Need to Know
Eric Jones 3 days ago 23 views
Why I Petitioned My Child’s School Over Hair Policing — and What Parents Need to Know The email arrived at 9:14 on a Tuesday....
Why the University of Michigan Paused Its Pass/Fail Pilot for First-Year Students
Eric Jones 3 days ago 25 views
Why the University of Michigan Paused Its Pass/Fail Pilot for First-Year Students The text came in around 9:47 on a Tuesday n...
Do Colleges Look Down on Online School
Eric Jones 3 days ago 25 views
Do Colleges Look Down on Online School? What I Tell Parents Worried About It The question came from a mom I barely knew, in t...
Why I Stopped Trying to Make Learning Fun (And What Happened Instead)
Eric Jones 3 days ago 21 views
Why I Stopped Trying to Make Learning Fun (And What Happened Instead) One Tuesday, during a fractions lesson, a boy in the ba...