Back to School Issue
August 24-28, 2009
by Babble Editors
August 24, 2009
Remember those years, after graduation and before parenthood, when the coming of September meant . . . nothing? Whether you're counting down the days or dreading it, you have to admit that something feels fundamentally right about going back to school. This week, let Babble ease the transition from lazy summer to studious fall with some personal essays (the joys of full-day kindergarten, the hidden world of co-op schools), reported pieces (is year-round school a great idea or a terrible one?), and a few fun lists (twenty-eight ways to make your teacher like you). We even have some music to ease your little one's first-day jitters. Check out the full table of contents below, and let us know in Feedback how you (and your kids!) are dealing. — The Babble Editors
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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By Jeanne Sager
The rise of the twelve-month school year. |
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By Shelley Abreu
And my child doesn't mind it either. |
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By Andrea Zimmerman
From Mr. Kotter to Mr. Miyagi, from Dewey Finn to Dumbledore. |
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By Aimee Pohl
The "Shelf Discovery" author on what girls read, and why. |
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By Sasha Brown-Worsham
Why some co-op preschools work better in theory |
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By Jessie Bennett
I'm not sure if my co-op school was legal, but it was great. |
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By Amy Levin-Epstein
Do: introduce yourself early. Don't: complain by email. |
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By Elizabeth Blackwell
The reassuring truth about three-year-old academics. |
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By Sierra Black
I wanted to homeschool. My daughter had other plans. |
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By Andrea Zimmerman
Eleven tunes to soothe the first-day jitters. |
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FROM OUR ARCHIVES |
PRESCHOOL |
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By Lisa Emmerich
Small-town living didn't stop me from stressing about my kids' nursery school. |
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By Babble Editors
How to prep your kids for preschool & kindergarten. |
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By Nicole Feliciano
Leave the house less harried with these helpful products. |
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By L.J. Williamson
Why are there so few male teachers? |
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By Vivian Manning-Schaffel
The truth about dual language programs. |
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By Rebecca Odes & Ceridwen Morris
How do I protect my kid from the jerk in his class? |
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By Ada Calhoun
What are your kid's favorite books? |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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By Madeline Holler
The writer-performer takes on those scary, scary public schools. |
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By Jessica Wakeman
School-lunch crusaders take on the USDA and the slushie. |
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By Kara Jesella
Trouble With Boys author Peg Tyre on why our sons are lagging behind. |
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By Joanne Rendell
Why my kid won't attend school this fall - or maybe ever. |
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By Holly Korbey
Why I didn't "redshirt" my kindergarten-age son. |
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By Juanita Perez
How I came to hate the PTA. |
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By Holly Korbey
How I came to love the PTA. |
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By Kim Mance
How "No Child Left Behind" ruined American education. |
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By Dashka Slater
Why reading ahead of your grade level isn't necessarily a good thing. |
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