Thoughtful Thursday: Arthur Mitchell and Rita Dove on Dancing
Today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to Arthur Mitchell, the founding director of the wonderful Dance Theater of Harlem, who died [...]
Back-in-School Check-in: Is Everything on Track?
Now that your son has gotten his first few weeks of school under his belt, here are a few areas [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Back-To-School
Today's Thoughtful Thursday features poems to share with middle school (or younger) children as they settle back into the school [...]
Update on Colin Kaepernick: Just Do It—Vote
When you are talking with your sons and daughters about Colin Kaepernick and Nike, here’s one more thing to talk [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Congratulations Sonia Sanchez
Today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to the renowned poet Sonia Sanchez, who recently was awarded the 2018 Wallace Stevens Award [...]
Talk To Your Children About Colin Kaepernick and Nike
The new Nike ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick has everyone talking, and we should be talking to our children about [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Poem for Aretha
Today's Thoughtful Thursday honors the Queen of Soul as the world mourns her passing with a "Poem for Aretha" which [...]
Lots of Great Back-to-School Tips for Parents
GCP co-hosted the Back-to-School #ReadinessCheck Chat last Wednesday, along with @BeALearningHero, @GreatSchools, @NationalPTA and other education advocates. This lively session [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: U. S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
On June 14, 2017, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden (one of the subjects of last week's Thoughtful Thursday) appointed Tracy [...]
Join GCP in a Back-To-School Twitter Chat on Wednesday, August 22!
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM (Eastern Standard Time), please join Ground Control Parenting, Learning Heroes, GreatSchools and National PTA for [...]