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Middle school has its challenges

Q. My big brother says I need to stop acting so smart at school. I asked him to clarify and he said, “Stop answering all the questions.” I find that to be ridiculous. I’m at school to learn. I get excited when I know something, so my hand goes right up. He says I won’t be popular if ...

Adult still wrestles with parents’ divorce

Readers reacted to my column from the 13-year-old dealing with parents who split up. The email below was the most poignant. Q. I’m glad that 13-year-old had you to talk with. My family isn’t big on communication. And they put down anyone who seeks counseling. I should know. My parents ...

Teen confused by parents’ breakup

Q. My parents split up two weeks ago. I feel lost. My mom moved us to another apartment right away because she said the one we lived in cost too much. My dad moved too. I’m supposed to split my time with them, but itĢƵ very confusing right now. I don’t feel like I have a place of my own ...

Adjusting to being away at college

Q. I’m a first-year student in college. ItĢƵ the college I wanted but now I’m not so sure. I thought I was ready to be this far from home, but I miss my family. Honestly, I miss everything – my bedroom, my house, my cat, my friends. I even miss my high school, and I was so excited to ...

Preparing your child for school

Q. I’m no longer a teen, but I have wonderful memories of you as my teacher. You taught us all so much, starting in middle school, when you empowered us to be comfortable with our changing selves, through senior year, when you facilitated a great game, you called “out of the bubble” that ...

AI use questioned in, outside of classroom

Last weekĢƵ column on artificial intelligence drew a lot of interest. Here are two responses. Q. As a teacher for over 30 years,10 at the college level, I struggle to find any glimmer of positive in the AI craze. I repeatedly told my students in the last years to write their own papers; when ...