I took over my second grader's class project, and I regret it. My good intentions didn't teach her anything.

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A mother and daughter sitting at a desk looking at an assignment.
The author (not pictured) now feels like she has received homework, too, when her daughter brings home an assignment.

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We homeschool our 4 kids and don't plan on going back to public school. We aren't against it; it just wasn't for us.

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The author and his wife and four kids on a boat.
The author, his wife, and their four kids are more free to travel because they homeschool.

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The death of handwriting has been greatly exaggerated

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I'm 57, have kids in college, and I'm also a grandma. People sometimes don't believe me.

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The author has two kids in college and an older one who has two kids of his own.

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I'm a high school senior applying to over 20 colleges. I'm ignoring classic advice and don't care about appearing well-rounded.

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The author is a high schooler applying to colleges.

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Teachers fear AI could weaken critical thinking — Mark Cuban says it can do the opposite and build better leaders

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Mark Cuban at the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on October 22, 2025
Mark Cuban says AI can sharpen students' minds and create future leaders — not lazy thinkers.

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I've taught elementary school for 10 years. This is what you need to ask at your next parent-teacher conference.

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The author poses in her classroom.
Parents can make the most of their 15 minutes during a parent-teacher conference by asking specific questions, says the author.

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I switched schools 10 times, between homeschool, public, and private. It shaped how I parent.

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Two kids doing math homework together at a kitchen table.
The author (not pictured) went to public school, private school, and also did homeschooling while growing up.

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I teach at the same college where I earned my bachelor's. It's weird being on this side of the classroom.

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Sefanie Chae pn her college campus
The author is now a teacher at her college.

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I broke a big rule of college applications by writing about my mother. My love for her got me into Yale and Stanford.

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Brian Zhang as a baby being held by his mom
The author wrote about his mother in his college essays.

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