Jennifer Norrell led an effort to more than double the percentage of high schoolers taking AP in her district.

It puts kids in a real-world situation, whereby when you get work done, you get to do things that are more fun than work. “Nows” are, at home, usually homework and chores, and “Laters” are ...

and better able to understand that doing hard work means you’re a valuable member of a community.” Those are the type of kids I want and those are the types of community members I want as well.

These old men are the modern Yayatis. Yayati is a character from the Mahabharata who wanted to stay young and so begged his ...

has a daily chore. One of my kids said that they do all the work and we, the parents, do none. I laughed out loud. Then I matured up a bit and listed for them every single thing I’d done that ...

"Versus just giving a blanket rule that gives all kids lunches in high school who are capable of going out and actually getting a job and doing something ... at home and not work, that doesn ...

Daniel understands this as doing "the best with what we have" as many immigrant families know of when leaving their home countries and coming to America with high hopes. Kids Of Immigrants x Vans ...

Here's what I'm doing with my teens instead. Support kids in getting and maintaining ... When your teen wants to work, find ways to help them accomplish this goal, including applying for a job ...