In classrooms around America, hands go up every day with the question, “Is this for a grade?” But perhaps a more pressing question would be “What is a grade for?” Today, the... Read more >>

“I’ll be famous one day, but for now I’m stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.” –Diary of a Wimpy Kid  I’ll bet when you first saw the title... Read more >>

Being a grown-up is so not cool. Just ask Perri, my eleven-year-old sixth grader. Being a grown-up means that I can’t possibly understand anything about what it’s like to be in... Read more >>

I remember being in middle school. New friends. New teachers. Popular ... unpopular. A time when all I cared about was friends, and anything my parents did was embarrassing (and of course I knew... Read more >>

Maddie. Our little kindergartner. Five years old. “ … our fears should not become theirs.” The schools opened here in Hillsboro, Oregon today. Many mothers are happy that... Read more >>

No one has a perfect life, so a,lot of people just give up—especially kids. Parents should keep an eye on kids in middle school—watch their emotions and how they act. Kids are under a lot... Read more >>

I ran into an old friend from middle school last night. I hadn’t seen her since middle school, so when, in the middle of a houseparty in Valley Village, she approached me to say hello out of... Read more >>

I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s. Every classroom that I entered had the desks all in a straight row, facing the teacher. Order was kept in the room by the threat of going to the principal if said... Read more >>