Ask A Teacher: Recommendation Etiquette

Sticky situations at school? Check out the second segment in a 3-part series in which a veteran teacher answers parent questions.   Dear Teacher, What’s the best way for my senior to ask for a college recommendation from her teacher? Dear Wondering Parent, Gone are the days when kids applied to 3 schools. Today it’s […]

Ask A Teacher: Phone Dilemmas

Sticky situations at school? Check out the first segment in a 3-part series where a veteran teacher answers parent questions.   Dear Teacher … my 11-year-old daughter just returned from a birthday party where the 10-year-old received a cell phone. Now all I hear is, “everyone has one but me!” Dear Parent, Cell phones shouldn’t […]