Joanne Jacobs
What’s ‘age appropriate’ for young students?
Parents and teachers want lessons to be “age appropriate,” but disagree on when children are ready for painful topics, writes Marta W....
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 17, 20182 min read
Naked tykes by the fire pit
Sara Zaske moved to Germany with a four-year-old daughter, then gave birth to a son. In Achtung Baby she praises “the German art of...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 29, 20172 min read
Apprenticeship: Will it work in the U.S.?
The much-admired German apprenticeship system “relies on a very stratified education system along with regulated and heavily unionized...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 19, 20171 min read
‘Smart’ doll is a good listener — and transmitter
A doll that records and transmits what it hears is an espionage device, German officials have concluded. “My Friend Cayla” is now banned...
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