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The Trouble with “Amazing”
Once or twice a week, I take this cardio weight class at my gym. Every time I go, I usually reach a point where I’m sure I’m about to pass out, throw up, or both. Even though I hate it, I also kind...
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Shmoop: Online Learning with Attitude
Think Cliff’s Notes with more zing. And more information. And more topics (history! biology! driver’s ed!). Fun to use and fun to say, Shmoop offers high-quality learning tools that stand out from the...
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Why is my kid allowed to make spelling mistakes?
Dear Cult of Pedagogy, Last week, my son brought home a stack of papers from his first-grade class. Some of them had obvious spelling errors, but no one had marked them wrong. Later that same day,...
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How can I help my students plan their careers?
Dear Cult of Pedagogy, I teach high school students. Some of them know what they want to do after graduation, but most are clueless. I can sympathize: When I was in high school, I had no idea what...
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VolunteerSpot: Ditch Reply-All Emails and Sign-up Sheets Forever
Parent-teacher conferences. Potlucks. Fundraisers. With VolunteerSpot, pain-in-the-butt scheduling is now easy-peasy. Congratulations! You’re in charge of planning your school’s Fall Festival. You...
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13 Stunning Places to Publish Student Art and Writing
There’s something about having our work seen by strangers that makes us take it up a notch. And while displaying writing and art in the school halls or a teacher-made book can accomplish that...
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Your child has nightly reading homework. What should YOU be doing?
This guest post comes from Carolyn Wilhelm of the Wise Owl Factory. Kindergarten, first, and second grade teachers often give children a nightly assignment to read aloud for 10 to 20 minutes....
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A Parent’s Dilemma: Extra Math or Electives with Friends?
“boy, with homework” by woodleywonderworks is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Hi Jennifer, I am the parent of a 6th grader. My son is a great boy and student. I like to say with every child there are...
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Should My Child Skip Kindergarten?
“Break from my tamagotchi” by David D is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Dear Jennifer, My daughter recently started kindergarten, and I’m thinking about moving her up to first grade. She is already a...
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How and Why We Should Let Our Students Fail
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey 304 pages, Harper, August 2015 Buy Now The links in this post are Amazon Affiliate links....
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Kindergarten Redshirting: How Kids Feel About it Later in Life
More parents are opting to delay their child’s entry into kindergarten. Years later, how do these students and their parents feel about the decision? Listen to the full interview: Read Transcript My...
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