@radionikki / TikTok We all know what Spirit Day burnout looks like. It’s the end of the year (or the week before a school break) and your kid’s school has sent out yet another email about all the upcoming spirit days. If you’re like me, you’re scrambling, ordering neon shirts off Amazon, and heating the...
Instagram / @dr.han.red In a country where school shootings are disturbingly common, and with significant work ahead of us to prevent them going forward, school active shooter drills feel like a necessary evil. However, while we want students to be prepared for the worst-case scenario, the impact of the drills themselves are often overlooked. Active...
sunherald / TikTok Do you remember December 1999? With the new millennium upon us, some wondered if the world would simply descend into chaos once the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 1999. And while some were sure that the end was nigh, students and staff at W.J. Quarles Elementary in Long Beach, MS had...
Vilin Visuals/E+/Getty Images Maybe you’ve been boggled by the amount of homework your kindergartener has been assigned, or felt your high schooler’s pain as they trudge through an hour-long assignment for each of their 5 classes. Any parent who’s had to explain long division after 8 p.m. can attest to the fact that hours upon...