The majority of teachers—around 55% —begin their careers in their early 20s, when most are childless. They must navigate the ins and outs of educating and building relationships with students and, by ...

Serving as assistant principal at a K–12 charter school this past year, I fielded more parental complaints than ever before in my 10 years of teaching and administration. For any bad grade, parents ...

1."I've worked with kids in a variety of settings (i.e. classroom and private childcare), and one of the biggest 'this is gonna be rough' red flags for me is any conversation in which a parent starts ...

It’s parent-teacher conference season. For everyone involved—teachers, students, and parents—these events frequently conjure up ambiguity, even dread. Students may sit at home wondering and worrying ...

Imagine going in to meet your boss — for the first time — on the occasion of your performance review. They know a lot about you, but you have no idea how much of it is based in reality, because all of ...

Middle school marks the transition from late childhood to early adolescence. Developmental psychologist Erik Erikson describes the transition as a shift from the Industry vs. Inferiority stage (ages 6 ...