Family Education

Eric Jones 7 days ago 36 views

Should We Take Our Son to China Over Christmas Even Though He’ll Miss School? The call came on a Tuesday afternoon, right as ...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 40 views

I Built a Learning Game Where Kids Explore. Now I Need Teachers to Test It. The other evening, I sat on the living room floor...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 34 views

How to Pick Songs for a School Magazine: One Teacher’s Playlist The student editor caught me between second period and ...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 32 views

8 Planets I Know, but 5 Oceans Got Me: Why I’m Okay Being Corrected by My Second-Grader The homework sheet was simple e...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 34 views

Why My 2nd Grader Was Melting Down Over Homework—and What His Teacher Suggested It was 4:30 on a Tuesday, and my son Leo was ...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 41 views

High School Feels So Heavy: Why Simple Moments at Home Matter More Than You Think The afternoon light coming through the wind...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 39 views

Why Can I Name All 8 Planets but Not the 5 Oceans? What My Kid’s Homework Revealed It was a Tuesday evening, and my dau...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 32 views

My 7th Grader Says School Is Giving Him “Bad Thoughts” — Here’s How We Handled It The first time he said it...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 42 views

My 6-Year-Old Struggles to Recall Schoolwork and Can’t Tell Me About His Day I’m standing at the kindergarten pickup line, wa...

Eric Jones 7 days ago 29 views

Why a Simple Screen-Free Parenting App for Kids’ Activities Could Help—If It Gets This Right Last Tuesday, my friend Maya cor...