Many of my former high school students opted out of college for a full-time job. I wish they understood college is more than just earning a degree.
I attended Beacon High School in New York City. My teachers were free to create their own curriculums, and the students were competitive.
I decided my daughter will not have a smartphone for all four years of high school. Her "dumb phone" will not have access to social media.
I didn't argue when my daughter said she was dropping out of high school. What seemed like an illogical decision at the time turned out for the best.
A senior's graduation dreams were dashed after wildfires destroyed his school. But his priority is homeless friends during the disaster in Los Angeles.
I chose to graduate during junior year of high school so I could go on with my life. Teachers warned me I would regret it, but I haven't.
I was an average student with few ambitions to enter college. I got the push I needed from a fellow middle-schooler with a go-getting attitude to life
As a high school teacher, I worked closely with college-bound teens. They want parents to know that they're stressed about paying tuition, too.
For 13 years Ray Petelin interviewed his daughter before school started again. The video compilation has gone viral now that she's a senior.
She wanted her children to leave the Common Core curriculum behind in the US. The IB program in the UK is student-led and reduces exam stress.
A new survey reveals the 100 companies where high school students most want to work
The writer's son said he wanted to drop out of high school to teach himself. She let him, and he explored his love of travel and filmmaking.
A mother is struggling to accept that her son, who has autism, won't be able to go to college like the other kids he graduated with.
A mother is dreading her empty nest because her only child chose a college far from home, but she knows it's time to let him go.
After the pandemic ruined his high school graduation and college experience, a student is excited to celebrate his graduation from college properly.
Elaine Hall and Roland Passaro, both 88, got married in March 2024. They first reconnected at their 50th high school reunion in 2003.
A high schooler takes the New Jersey Transit to school every day for the past four years. The commute taught him how to be independent.
Gifts
2024-04-23T19:12:01Z
Regardless of her plans, you can show her how proud you are of everything she's accomplished with the best high school graduation gifts for her.
A mother spent thousands of dollars and countless hours on her high school daughter's sports. The bonding time they shared makes it all worth it.
Because of teacher shortages, high school students are just getting "better at watching TikTok."