Last night we were at a Middle School awards ceremony. They were recognizing the students who achieved perfect scores on their state standards of learning exams in 2007. The ceremony was short and sweet, but oh so inspiring. Why? Because it was incredibly obvious that the principal of the school and his staff TRULY care […]
In a world of feel-good education where the number one concern seems to be political correctness, Charles J. Sykes presents 50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education as a reminder to us all that first and foremost, life’s not fair (that’s rule #1).
The purpose of this refreshingly honest book, is […]
Even though your kids are not in the classroom this summer, there are so many ways you can keep them learning during their months off! Here are some fun ways to get their math brains working without it feeling like work.
Grocery store math - challenge your tween’s math skills by trying to estimate the […]
Life in my son’s world has been out of whack for the past two weeks. Why? Because he had misplaced his beloved Game Boy Advance SP. He has looked high and low in every nook and cranny he could think of.
Because I am a “mean” Mom, I told him that if he didn’t find it […]
If you have a child going off to college this fall or sometime in the upcoming years, you (and your child) need to read the latest book by Harlan Cohen called The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College.
When I went away to college and left my predictable suburban lifestyle, […]
It seems that every year about this time we hear about even more teen auto accidents. I know they happen year round, but May just seems to worse that other months. Just Saturday we heard sirens and come to find out there was an accident just outside our subdivision.
The Ford Motor Company Fund has teamed […]
Another school year is coming to a close and High Schools across the country are graduating another class. Many students have finished applying for college and already have their acceptance letters. But what about your teen? How do you know he or she is ready to make the jump to semi-independence?
Denise Witmer, the guide at […]
Teens with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are often given extra attention and help with academics and sports, but how about preparing them for life without daily monitoring by parents and teachers? How will these teens do once they are in the college dorms, have their own apartment or in the work force? As parents, we […]
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