This is a guest post from James Maher. (That's his self-portrait, at the top of this post.) He's a fine art and freelance photographer based in New York City. You can see his photography of New York City on his web site.  I was on Adderall from my Sophomore year in high school until I was…

This is a guest post by Lisa Nielsen. She’s in charge of technology and teacher training for the New York City public schools, and she is the author of  the book Teaching Generation Text. None of the opinions in this post reflect the views, opinions, or endorsement of her employer.  At their most basic level video games…

This is a guest post from Kate Fridkis, whose family did homeschooling when she was growing up. She blogs about body image at Eat the Damn Cake and she blogs about homeschooling at Skipping School. The photo is Kate as a girl. Adults are afraid that kids will fail at life if they don't learn all of the basics….

This is a guest post from Kate Fridkis, whose family did homeschooling when she was growing up. She blogs about body image at Eat the Damn Cake and she blogs about homeschooling at Skipping School. When you're homeschooled and interested in something, you don't go to your mom and say, "Mom, teach me more about this." You try to…

This is a guest post from Kate Fridkis, whose family did homeschooling when she was growing up. She blogs about body image at Eat the Damn Cake and she blogs about homeschooling at Skipping School. As a fourteen and fifteen-year-old homeschooler, the last thing I wanted to do was sit around the house with my…

This is a guest post by Lisa Nielsen. She's in charge of technology and teacher training for the New York City public schools, and she is the author of  the book Teaching Generation Text. None of the opinions in this post reflect the views, opinions, or endorsement of her employer.  I’ve been a public school…