Middle School Kids Are Actually Pretty Great
I taught middle school during COVID . . . sounds scary, I know. Much of the year was online, and…
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I taught middle school during COVID . . . sounds scary, I know. Much of the year was online, and…
Continue ReadingIn middle school, I once opened a letter from the school addressed to my parents. These envelopes usually contained progress…
Continue ReadingI’m a proud mother of three pretty amazing kids, one of whom has special needs. My son is your “typical”…
Continue ReadingDear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
Continue Reading“Mom, people keep telling me to be ready for the drama in middle school, and I don’t like it.” My…
Continue ReadingI keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
Continue ReadingI pulled up to my son’s school one day last week, and he climbed into the car full of his…
Continue ReadingMiddle school can be tough at times. Your body is changing and everything is awkward. You have lots of new…
Continue ReadingSeventh grade is the worst. It was for me, at least, and I feared it would be for my daughter.…
Continue ReadingYou are 9 and 11 years old, and every day I’m in awe of the young women you’re becoming. Still…
Continue ReadingI was 12 the first time I fell in love. His name was Keith. We were in seventh grade together…
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