Blogs
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I Wish I Had Done Something Like This
“I wish I had done something like this” is a sentence, a sentiment, that we’ve heard many times this past…
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Teach-back Technique for Close Communication
Keeping everyone informed can be a time-consuming task — what does your child want to eat, what’s the routine for…
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Abel and Thriving
Many boys today feel like they are losing out, like they have fewer opportunities, and that the rest of us…
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Beyond AI: Why Voice Matters
By Ashleigh Bell Pedersen Nearly a year ago, a robot named Sophia went viral for her D’Youville University commencement speech,…
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The Challenges of the Middle School Parent
Decades of research show that the middle school years are the number one most challenging time in the life of…
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Student Achievement: Is It Ever Enough?
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Author When William, my oldest child, started sixth grade, I somehow became convinced that the clock…
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Why Voice Matters—and How to Harness It for College Admissions Essays
When students embrace the dedicated writing and revising process that the strongest personal essays demand, a wonderful thing happens: they…
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Back to School with Olympic Spirit and Civic Engagement
After rallying around US athletes in the Summer Olympics, it is the home stretch of a presidential election in timing…
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New York City as a Classroom without Walls
By Jane Racoosin Director, Beginnings Nursery School As a child, I can tell you I never thought I would end…
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From Stress to Strength: Benefits of Yoga for Kids Include Health and Fun
By D’Angela Alberty Program Director, Three and a Half Acres Yoga (THAY) Our children live in an environment that is…
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