Building a Strong Partnership Between School and Home
By: Gretchen Herbst, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Congressional School, Falls Church, VA After 15 years of working in independent school admission, if there’s…
Homework Solutions in the Age of Distraction
By: Devorah Heitner, Author, founder of Raising Digital Natives: At curriculum night, the teacher told you to expect 45 minutes of homework each day, but…
Teaching Fashion to DC Metro Area Students
By Lucy Wyndham It’s no secret that the arts are seriously underfunded in many American schools, giving students limited access to creative programs. One such area that…
Promoting Art in DC Area Schools – Think Beyond The Paintbrush
By Lucy Wyndham Promoting Art in D.C. – Think Beyond The Paintbrush Art in schools shouldn’t be considered a secondary subject. It is an essential…
The Secret Reason Why Parents Over Schedule Their Kids
by Trevor Waddington, Principal at TYW Education Group It’s a typical Tuesday afterschool in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Stoller family comes home to their GoldenDoodle,…
Is Prepping Unethical?
Our colleagues in New York have made some great connections. One group, Bright Kids, is a comprehensive tutoring firm. Based on this and any personal…
Gear Pressure
by Harrison Hodgkins, Intern & Experience Engineer, DCschoolHUB I’d like to think I was an involved, active student. My time in high school included juggling…
Do Spelling Bees Value the Right Kind of Learning?
by Day Halsey, Executive Director, Kiddovate Today, a kindergartner can Google “how to spell n-u-n-a-t-a-k.” If the best spelling champion in the world competed against a…
New Year, New Tech Habits
Addressing Digital Distractions when Helping with Homework by Devorah Heitner, PhD, Author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Survive and Thrive in Their Digital World Parents everywhere…
4 Things Parents Should “Unlearn” When it Comes to Education
by Lee Palmer, Head of School, Blyth-Templeton Academy In my more than 30 years teaching and leading high schools, I often see parents unknowingly sabotage…