Eric J. Perkins, Author at Belmont Voice

Generations: Two Lies and a Truth about Parent-Teacher Groups

September 18, 2024

More than a decade ago, I had a coworker with an older child warn me to never attend a meeting of the Parent Teacher Organization/Association (I’m just going to call them PTAs from here on out). “They’ll suck you in, and you’ll…

Opinion

Generations: Reunions in the Age of Social Media: Why We Still Need Face-to-Face Connections

August 6, 2024

I remember my 10th high school reunion fairly well. I’d recently moved back to New England after spending much of my twenties in North Carolina, so I didn’t need to travel far to my home town of Wolfeboro, N.H. I genuinely had…

Opinion

Generations: Cyber Parenting: Navigating Social Media with My Kids

July 23, 2024

About six years ago, when my son was a fifth-grader at Chenery Middle School, I attended a parent workshop sponsored by the school guidance department called “Navigating the Cyber World.”It was billed as reviewing “the challenges and dangerous situations that may arise…

Opinion

Generations: Crossing the Generational Divide Through Science

June 30, 2024

For the past seven years, eighth-grade science teacher Jonathan Marks, a 2022 recipient of the Foundation for Belmont Education’s Outstanding Teacher Award, has invited me to speak to his class about genome engineering. My PhD in genetics and career as a scientist…

Opinion

Generations: Generation X Choose Your Midlife Crisis Wisely

May 25, 2024

There was a time when the phrase “midlife crisis” may have conjured images of expensive sports cars, scandalous affairs, or perhaps simply a dedicated commitment to couch potatoism. Those tropes have changed with Generation X as we move solidly into middle age.…