Joanne Jacobs
What it’s like in ‘Eighth Grade’
I have no desire to remember my eighth-grade self. If the new movie Eighth Grade captures what it’s like to be an insecure 13-year-old, I...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20181 min read
Who needs middle school?
Boston will eliminate middle schools under a plan proposed by Superintendent Tommy Chang. The city already has created a number of K-8...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 15, 20171 min read
High school on Netflix
Netflix is debuting a new movie and a new comedy series set in high schools, reports Mark Walsh in Ed Week. The movie, “#RealityHigh,”...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Undercover in high school
In A&E’s Undercover High, which debuts Oct. 10, seven young adults ranging in age from 21 to 26 pose as teen-agers to attend a Topeka...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Smartphone teens are lonely, unhappy
The “super-connected,” smartphone-addicted teens of “iGen” are lonely and unhappy, writes Jean M. Twenge in The Atlantic. “Rates of teen...
Joanne Jacobs
May 20, 20172 min read
Colleges adapt to helicopter parents
As parents are more involved with their children’s college lives — some send a wake-up call to ensure they get to early classes —...
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