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Tammy Harris
Tammy Harris

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From Calculators to ChatGPT: Why Parents Should Take Notice

Do you remember bringing calculators to class, but the teachers wouldn’t let us use them? They said that we must learn to do math without a…

May 23, 2023
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An AI robert image surrounded by education icons in light green.
May 23, 2023

Becoming the Parent I Want To Be

How it started …

Mar 18, 2023
Becoming the Parent I Want To Be
Becoming the Parent I Want To Be
Mar 18, 2023

Why Trying to Motivate My Kid Didn’t Work

And what worked instead.

Dec 14, 2021
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A smiling 3-year-old boy wearing a beanie, jeans, and snow boots walking in the snow.
A smiling 3-year-old boy wearing a beanie, jeans, and snow boots walking in the snow.
Dec 14, 2021
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One Thing Parents Should do Every New School Year

And something they should never do.

Sep 19, 2021
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One Thing Parents Should do Every New School Year
One Thing Parents Should do Every New School Year
Sep 19, 2021
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MY 9/11 EXPERIENCE AND WHAT MAKING SPACE FOR UNCERTAINTY CAN TEACH US

I was teaching 2nd and 3rd-grade children on 9/11/2001. As my students filed into class, it was clear we were shaken.

Sep 11, 2021
MY 9/11 EXPERIENCE AND WHAT MAKING SPACE FOR UNCERTAINTY CAN TEACH US
MY 9/11 EXPERIENCE AND WHAT MAKING SPACE FOR UNCERTAINTY CAN TEACH US
Sep 11, 2021

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE CRAZIEST NEW SCHOOL YEAR EVER

And keep your sanity along the way.

Sep 5, 2021
Ocean waves craching on a rocky coast
Ocean waves craching on a rocky coast
Sep 5, 2021

What Children Remember

For weeks following the accident that nearly took our daughter’s life, she and I were arguing. We were staying at the Sheraton in West…

Jul 26, 2021
Two people and a small dog walking the beach at sunset
Two people and a small dog walking the beach at sunset
Jul 26, 2021

For weeks after the accident, maybe months, Alex had two goals.

She and I were working to put her life back together in Philadelphia just weeks following the car accident that nearly took her life…

Jul 16, 2021
Alex, blonde young lady in middle, with Mike the athletic trainer on left & curley-haired Bridget the Head Athletic Coach on the right
Alex, blonde young lady in middle, with Mike the athletic trainer on left & curley-haired Bridget the Head Athletic Coach on the right
Jul 16, 2021

Why This Simple Hack is the Best Motivation for Parents and Children

And it only takes two minutes!

Jul 13, 2021
A half picture of a clock with the words later and now (now is checked).
A half picture of a clock with the words later and now (now is checked).
Jul 13, 2021

The Greatest Gift of All

Dec 23, 2018
The Greatest Gift of All
The Greatest Gift of All
Dec 23, 2018
Tammy Harris

Tammy Harris

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Parent, National Board Certified Teacher, and writer about life and learning

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