@stillateacher / TikTok Does your teen read for pleasure? Do they even read for school? One teacher says that her high school students are totally checked out from the wonderful world of books, noting that there are several different factors to blame for the drop off in kids enjoying the act of reading — especially...
Michael H/Getty Images Before your child started school, you probably tried to remain realistic about their behavior and performance. You accepted that they wouldn’t always be a perfect angel — that you were destined to get a few calls from school or notes in your little one’s cubby about errant meltdowns. And if you thought...
Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images Since 2016, challenges to books in schools and public libraries have risen dramatically. Between 2021 and 2023, there was a dizzying 128% increase in such challenges, often targeting materials about and written by people in marginalized communities. In states like Texas and Florida, legislation often categorized as “book bans” gives...
Tatiana / TikTok After a mom admitted that she wasn’t super excited to go to her son’s parent-teacher conference, she was met with a litany of responses online. In her video, Tatiana (@mamasreadingjournal) asked her followers if they go to their kids’ parent-teacher conferences, admitting that she did not want to go. “Do you go...