spending time with my daughters: an unexpected...
“Mom,you will never guess what happened at school today!” Now that my twins are back to...
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middle school student activism: tweens take the...
When I reflect about the final 12 months of my middle school daughter’s life, it’s hard not to...
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middle school student activism: raising tweens who...
When I think approximately the final 12 months of my middle school daughter’s life, it’s hard...
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middle school algebra: my daughter and i bonded...
The first time my 12-year-old daughter asked me approximately hiring a math tutor for befriend with...
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middle school isn t all that bad
If you believe many of the books and movies approximately middle school,you’re likely terrified...
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teaching how to do laundry: life skills for middle...
My own mom did my laundry until the day I left for college. Her motivation was admire—she wanted...
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empowering tween girls: the five super powers...
No one likes to feel confused,but thats exactly what pre-adolescence aka tweendom is all...
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what teachers know about distance learning in...
Several months into distance and hybrid learning, teachers continue to work tirelessly to connect...
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dear teacher that helped us survive the eighth...
Dear Teacher: Well, we made it. I say “we” because I wasn’t certain I was going to outlive my...
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why middle school manners matter
Recently,my middle schooler attended a friend’s birthday party at Benihana. I asked him what they...
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silence is not golden: teaching communication...
Around the time my twins turned 13,they stopped talking to me. After a mumbled “Hello” when they...
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how to deal with the end of a friendship in middle...
“How is Maggie?” I asked my seventh grader one day on the way to soccer practice. “I don’t...
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