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Listening to This Woman Read Kids' Funny Answers to Assignments Will Make You Belly Laugh
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02/25/2021

Listening to This Woman Read Kids' Funny Answers to Assignments Will Make You Belly Laugh

Collette Frances, a woman who goes by name @theyorkshirebelter on TikTok, is sharing students' schoolwork blunders that lie somewhere between wholesome and hilarious.

We Can't Stop Laughing at These Kids' Hilarious Homework Blunders
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08/31/2020

We Can't Stop Laughing at These Kids' Hilarious Homework Blunders

After a long day of school — whether virtual or in-person — the idea of homework can drain the life out of both parents and children (but mostly parents, obviously).

I Finally Got My Kid to Do His Homework — by Leaving Him Alone
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01/09/2020

I Finally Got My Kid to Do His Homework — by Leaving Him Alone

Real talk: getting kids to do homework can be a real chore — for the parents.

Moms Everywhere Can Relate to Hilary Duff Struggling With Her Son's Second-Grade Homework
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10/31/2019

Moms Everywhere Can Relate to Hilary Duff Struggling With Her Son's Second-Grade Homework

Ah, celebrity parents — they're just like us!

This Kindergartner's Drawing of "How Mommy Feeds the Baby" Should Maybe Get an R-Rating
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10/20/2019

This Kindergartner's Drawing of "How Mommy Feeds the Baby" Should Maybe Get an R-Rating

When you've got multiple kids, and you opt to breastfeed, it becomes an unofficial house rule for the bigger kids that Mommy's boobs are going to be exposed a good deal of the time.

A 4th-Grader Refused to Answer a Math Problem That Asked Her to Compare Girls' Weights
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10/17/2019

A 4th-Grader Refused to Answer a Math Problem That Asked Her to Compare Girls' Weights

Rhythm Pacheco, a fourth-grade student from Murray, UT, recently took a stand against an offensive math problem that asked her to compare girls' weights.

Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me About the Endless Amounts Paperwork in Kindergarten?!
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10/08/2019

Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me About the Endless Amounts Paperwork in Kindergarten?!

Before my first went to kindergarten, I'll admit, I was a nervous wreck.

My Daughter Is in Third Grade, and Her Math Homework Is Confusing the Hell Out of Me
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10/04/2019

My Daughter Is in Third Grade, and Her Math Homework Is Confusing the Hell Out of Me

Parenting is hard work in a million different ways, but if you would have told a pre-child me that one of those struggles would include third grade math, I'm pretty sure I would have laughed in your face.

The Best Way to Help My Kids With Homework Is to Not Help Them at All
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10/02/2019

The Best Way to Help My Kids With Homework Is to Not Help Them at All

I will do anything for my children, and whatever it is, I do my very best to fulfill their needs.

My Kids' Teachers Have a Reading-Only Homework Policy, and I'm Totally on Board
Family
09/09/2019

My Kids' Teachers Have a Reading-Only Homework Policy, and I'm Totally on Board

Last week, I attended my kids' elementary school's curriculum night, the annual evening when parents are invited into their children's classrooms to hear from teachers about what their students will be learning over the course of the year, how their days will be structured, and what the teacher's overall goals for the classroom are.

Dear Teacher, This Is What I Want You to Know About Kids From Single-Parent Homes
Family
09/05/2019

Dear Teacher, This Is What I Want You to Know About Kids From Single-Parent Homes

Dear Teacher,

The Internet Is Completely Divided Over the Answer to This Simple Math Equation
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08/04/2019

The Internet Is Completely Divided Over the Answer to This Simple Math Equation

The internet is completely divided over a simple algebraic equation that your middle schooler would likely solve in seconds.

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