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My daughter attends an IB charter school. Her student-driven classes are more about mastery than memorization.

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:57

selfie of Jamie Davis Smith and her daughter — The author, left, and her daughter, who attends an IB charter school.
Courtesy of Jamie Davis Smith

Education, Parenting, Essay, parenting-freelancer, Parenting, Education, schooling

Stanley cups are tearing apart middle schools

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 15:00

Middle-school aged girl has her hand in her face because her peers are making fun of her across the schoolyard. — Some middle schoolers report they're getting made fun of because they don't have the latest Stanley Quencher cup.
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culture, Retail, stanley-cup, gen-z, gen-alpha, middle-school, stanley

Why you should probably learn Gen Alpha slang, according to a millennial teacher who's fluent

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 09:52

Philip Lindsay wearing a multi-colored shirt. — Philip Lindsay teaches 11- to 14-year-olds in Arizona.
Courtesy of Philip Lindsay.

Parenting, Education, gen-alpha, middle-school, Teachers, Slang

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