Oona Hanson is an educator based in Los Angeles, California. Her story “I’m Running a ‘Common Sense Camp’ for My Kids This Summer,” was originally published on Forge by Medium in June, and is reprinted here with permission. One of my favorite single-panel comics from Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” […]
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At this point, no one knows for sure what will happen with school next year. There’s a lot of talking and planning, but I think most of us realize that safely returning the nation’s approximately 56 million schoolchildren to school, along with their teachers, is going to be an absolute […]
HOBOKEN, NJ – After a recent period in which Hoboken had only one new coronavirus case in a week, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said in a Tuesday night update that there had been six new cases in the previous three days. Two cases were reported Monday, two Sunday, and two […]
Eat This, Not That! 9 Signs You’ve Already Had COVID in Your Brain Every day, more and more people are sharing stories about how COVID has changed their life for the worse—and there’s a subset of people who may never be the same again. “I feel like I have dementia,” […]
A rich heiress used to the finer things in life – including £8,000 pieces of jewellery and a £31,000 car to drive – gets a tough wake up call while on holiday with a skint family. Roumaissa, 18, from London, spends a few days in Norfolk with self-employed handyman Neil […]
Today I begin with an apology to local educators who might have taken some of my criticism of our school apparatus personally. Such is often the case, and this emotional reaction blocks any meaningful thinking about complete restructuring. I’ve been critical. I’ve made an attack. I have only praise and […]
savings accounts for kids More Roughly 46% of the Philippine population is 19 years old and younger. This means that half the country’s population is yet to experience important milestones in their lives – graduating college, getting their first job, finding ‘the one’ and marrying. The list goes on. With […]
Since mid-March, when most schools around the U.S. closed due to COVID-19 precautions, kids and teens have had to quickly adapt to learning virtually — which means more sitting and more screen time. Hanging out with friends after class or on weekends became a thing of the past as health […]