By Courtney Walter Dear Parents, Educators Are Working So Hard For Your Kids
We’re working so hard, you know. I’m a school counselor and a mom—and right now, I’m also a basket case.…
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Don’t Forget the Teachers
Please don’t forget the teachers. I’m getting ready to drop bags off for my teachers who are dedicating a week…
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By Kristin Gierke Knott What Teachers Want Parents To Know As Everyone Weighs the Options
Dear parents . . . please, just hear me out. As plans for this school year start falling into place,…
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Teaching Preschool At Home, Mama? Go Beyond the Workbook With These Must-Have Learning Tools.
Summer is flying by (as usual), and most of us are beginning to look ahead towards the big question mark…
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By Laura Watts You Have the Power To Set the Tone For the Upcoming School Year
We have all seen pictures of partitions in classrooms, heard rumors about mask-use rulings, and read the CDC's guidelines for…
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By Stacey Howell I’m a Teacher and I Don’t Know What to Expect This Year Either
No, I don’t know what school will look like this fall. Will my kids have to wear masks? Am I…
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By Shelley Skuster Mommy, Why Are You Crying?
I’m at the car pick-up line at my daughter’s elementary school. Except now it's the pick-up line where my daughter’s…
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By Jennifer Thompson This Year I’m the One Crying on the Last Day of School
Today, the kids woke up excited and ready for their last day of school. They ate breakfast and headed up the…
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By Carolyn Moore CDC Offers Guidance For Reopening Schools—And My Heart is Breaking For Our Kids
My kindergartener bounded out of her classroom, pink floral backpack bouncing on her slim shoulders as she skipped my way.…
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By Julie Everett Today I Packed Up My Classroom, and the Emptiness Broke My Heart All Over Again
Today was hard. I didn’t sleep last night, in anticipation of getting to be in this space today. I thought…
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By Cheryl Donely Sometimes Late Bloomers Just Need Time
I had a wretched evening. My middle school son and I battled over his schoolwork and I felt completely discouraged.…
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By Melissa Fenton That Anxiety You’re Feeling is Real—There is Zero Shame in Saying You’re Exhausted
Last night, I read almost 250 comments from parents who are emotionally exhausted from helping their kids with online school…
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