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Three years ago Tara Nelsen, a physical education teacher at the Lawrence Primary School in Inwood was named the 2016 New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. more
The Brandeis School held its annual welcome back celebration sponsored by the Lawrence school’s Parents Association with... more
Once upon a generation or so ago, there were people, mostly women, who specialized in guilt. Since I would feel too guilty singling out any age group or ethnicity, let me just say that some women were born to it. more
I am a child, scavenging the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. I am 6 or 8 or 10; I can’t recall. Many of the world’s greatest works of art stare down at me. I am unimpressed. My eyes are fixed on the oak floor. more
No matter the age or grade, school could be a difficult place for a number of students, and conversely helping guide a child through the educational obstacles could be quite the challenge for any … more
Over breakfast in the Hawk’s Nest gymnasium, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway said hello to many new families on Sept. 16. HAFTR officials said that more than 70 new families have … more
Over a quarter-century ago, under President George H.W. Bush, the U.S. Department of Education published an untitled, 49-page booklet that offered advice to parents about how to help their children in school. more
The scourge of drug abuse will be the topic of a community event at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence on July 16 at 8 p.m. A seven-member panel will be moderated by Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, founder and president of the Achiezer Community Resource Center, a Lawrence-based organization that partners with other groups to help families enduring hardships ranging from illness to financial troubles. The discussion will focus on parents, with a provocative query: “Our kids know about drugs. Do we?” more
Nora Ephron said that everything is copy, and in the life of a columnist, that is especially true. You live your life and observe your life at the same time . . . more
Facebook, Snapchat, Twitch and YouTube, parents these days have to navigate the minefield of technology when raising their kids, who thanks to the internet have a near infinite host of information at their fingertips. more
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