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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 10, 20181 min read
What it’s like in ‘Eighth Grade’
I have no desire to remember my eighth-grade self. If the new movie Eighth Grade captures what it’s like to be an insecure 13-year-old, I...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20181 min read
Who needs middle school?
Boston will eliminate middle schools under a plan proposed by Superintendent Tommy Chang. The city already has created a number of K-8...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 15, 20171 min read
High school on Netflix
Netflix is debuting a new movie and a new comedy series set in high schools, reports Mark Walsh in Ed Week. The movie, “#RealityHigh,”...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Undercover in high school
In A&E’s Undercover High, which debuts Oct. 10, seven young adults ranging in age from 21 to 26 pose as teen-agers to attend a Topeka...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Smartphone teens are lonely, unhappy
The “super-connected,” smartphone-addicted teens of “iGen” are lonely and unhappy, writes Jean M. Twenge in The Atlantic. “Rates of teen...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 20, 20172 min read
Colleges adapt to helicopter parents
As parents are more involved with their children’s college lives — some send a wake-up call to ensure they get to early classes —...
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