Teachers Go From Strangers to Superheroes
Somewhere out there is a teacher enjoying her last bits of summer. She’s probably wishing the days were longer—that there was more time left for…
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Dear Professional Back-to-School Moms: We Need You
To the professional back-to-school mom of older kids at Target, Today you witnessed my children have an epic meltdown in the school supply aisle. One…
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Dear Teachers, Thank You For Loving Our Kids as Your Own
When you leave your kids with someone for many hours a day, you want to make sure he or she is a kind and loving person. You want to make sure that…
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Kindergarten Teachers Turn Babies into Big Kids
Dear kindergarten teacher, Nine months ago, I walked my firstborn into your kindergarten classroom, uncertain of what the year ahead would…
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To My Tween at 5th Grade Graduation: You’re Ready
I thought I would be more sad than this. I walked with my daughter to school this morning. I say with instead of to, because at age 11, long after…
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To the Hard-Working Student, I See You
Dear beautiful child, I want you to know that I see you. I see you working harder than some of your peers have to. I see you spending afternoons at…
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Dear Teacher, About My Introverted Child…
To my child’s teacher, As the year is just zipping by, I wanted to make sure I got my thank you in. Your hard work does not go unnoticed. A…
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I’m Your Child’s Teacher This Year; Here’s What I Really Want You to Know
I know you’re feeling anxious. I know you’ve been patiently awaiting classroom placements since, what—around two weeks before school let out…
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Do Elementary Kids Really Need Homework? Why This Former Teacher Says No.
“Go play outside!” This was my favorite and most frequent homework assignment from my days inside the classroom. As an elementary teacher, I…
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Forget “18 Summers”—You Only Get a Dozen School Years
On any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling around packs of kids, school…
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