Family Education

Eric Jones 6 days ago 37 views

Why My 6-Year-Old Can’t Tell Me About His School Day (and Struggles to Recall Schoolwork) Last Tuesday, I picked up Leo from ...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 34 views

Why We Started Approving Student Posts and Comments (and the New Flair System That Made It Easier) On Sunday evening, my phon...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 34 views

My Kid’s Bad Luck Is So Extreme, I’m Worried His Teachers Think We’re Lying On Thursday, my ten-year-old wa...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 33 views

When Kids Ask If Life Is Really Worth Living: A Parent’s Perspective At dinner on a Tuesday night, my daughter Mira, fourteen...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 33 views

“Why Is My 7th Grader Having Bad Thoughts About School? A Parent’s Story of What Helped” The first time I heard it, we were t...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 38 views

My daughter texted me from campus three days before classes started: “Mom, quick question. Is everyone in Span121 alrea...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 37 views

Toddler Scared of New Room? Why It Happens and How to Help Them Settle The first night in the new house, our two-and-a-half-y...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 32 views

School Investigations in Texas: What to Expect When the Principal Wants to Talk to Your Child The call came at 2:47 on a Thur...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 37 views

Why my 11-year-old cousin quit soccer and started hiding in her room At my aunt’s kitchen counter last Sunday, I asked Mia wh...

Eric Jones 6 days ago 41 views

When a Kid Asks, “Is Life Worth Living?” What I Say as a Teacher and Parent We were stopped at a red light, my el...