As I write this post, schools have only been in session for a short time, and most students and teachers have recently experienced the...
On our recent family vacation, my daughter innocently began to discuss a Code Blue drill she had at school. Unfortunately, I knew the very drill...
The first Read Across America was held on March 2nd in 1998 and was the National Education Foundation's brainchild. They landed on March 2nd...
I often look at the parents of babies and toddlers when I am out and about with a mix of envy and relief. I...
The everyday collapse
Collapse, I don’t know if it’s her or me who is collapsing most afternoons due to all the attitude she brings home...
As a parent, I want to know how I can best promote my child's academic success. As a teacher, I am a lot better...
What to pack for school lunch has always been a question that sounds like “what’s for dinner”? The answer is always I do not...
Early childhood is a special time for our children. They are being introduced to the world one day at a time. Our children should...
My kid started going to a co-op preschool, and it’s great. Around a year after becoming a mom, my anxiety started to focus on...
I never set out to homeschool, but after signing my son up for kindergarten, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was checking boxes...
Teacher Appreciation Day is not for another couple of months, but why should we limit appreciating teachers to only one day out of the...
Educators are always looking for ways to connect with their students. That being said, I learned very early on in my teaching career the...
My husband and I grew up in small towns where the local public schools were really the only choice for local schooling. By state...
"How do you do it all?" they ask. "All" as in clean little people, feed them the foods they will tolerate, get them ready...
























