Tuesday, May 6th is National Teacher’s Day, but our childrens’ school takes it and makes a week of it.Each day of the week has a theme.
Monday you are supposed to send in a piece of fruit to the teacher to give her a healthy start to her week.
Tuesday the kids write notes to their teachers […]
As you can probably tell from my Standards of Learning Exam rant from earlier, I am not a big supporter of the No Child Left Behind Act. I have seen the Football Version of NCLB a few times before and it sums everything up so well I just had to share it with you!
No Child […]
When my son came home from school yesterday I asked if he had any homework. The answer - no. Then I asked him what they did in classes and the answer was review. I got the same answers from my daughter.
In our state the kids start taking standards of learning exams in 3rd grade for […]
It was an eventful morning. We had our big meeting at the high school with our oldest. The kids were shocked to see me up at that way-to-early hour in the morning. Usually dad gets them off to school while I’m still sleeping. I have a feeling my teen was hoping I’d oversleep and miss […]
The Houghton Mifflin Math Expressions site has some really neat interactive math games that kids and grown ups will love. For example, I just spent 30 minutes playing a 4th grade spatial math game called RoboPacker.
The object of the game is to pack each odd shaped suitcase correctly with the shaped pieces that show up […]
Written by history teachers with kids ages 10-14 in mind, Kidipede is a site where kids can go to research history topics for general information or as research for homework and projects. From North America to Rome, the Middle Ages, and everywhere in between, Kidipede gives kids easy access to history facts and information.
Kidipede - […]
I just got off the phone with my son’s math teacher. While he is turning in all his work, recent quiz results and lack of focus in class are cause for concern. Basically, my son is not staying focused during lectures and as a result, he is not learning the material.
My son is very bright […]
Have you got a tween or teen that interested in Space? I do! If you do, you may want to check out some of the following sites:
Celestia - a free space simulator for kids - we checked this out this morning after reading about it at Parent Wonder. In addition to the free basic functionalities, […]
In an attempt to preserve the life of text books, most schools require that students cover them. Some schools are requiring students to purchase the stretchable fabric book covers that just slip on, but others will allow students to cover books themselves.
I remember carefully crafting book covers out of brown paper bags, white craft paper […]
My niece’s school district has a system in place where teachers, parents, and students have access to just about everything online - including grades.
Now I know that technology makes this possible, but is it really good to give parents the tools to micromanage their children’s lives anymore than we already do?
What happened to interim reports […]
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Been there, done that.
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