Education
I am reading the book Success in Middle School: A Transition Road Map with my 11-year-old daughter. I believe that the key word in the title is “transition.” I picked that word instead of “success” because I think success becomes a very personal definition for each student. Those definitions will range from success equaling academic […]
The combination of keeping up with my freelance writing contracts and having kids on a summer schedule has wrought a little havoc with my blog posting routine! However, from the number of comments (none!) I received on my school-home connection questions, it appears that many of you are on “summer time” as well. I am […]
Your turn! The purpose of today’s post is to ask your opinions about how stepparents and schools can work together to strengthen the school-to-home connection. (Yes, I’m looking ahead to fall…or some of you may have kids who go to school year round.) You do not need to be registered on the blog to post […]
One of the end-of-year anxieties girls (and let’s face it, their moms) usually have is: who will be my teacher next year, and who will be in my class? Different personalities handle the impending change different ways: some verbalize, some act out, some fret, and some stuff. I would like to take a moment to […]