An Open Letter to a ONE-OF-A-KIND Teacher, (Mrs. Morris & Mrs. Griswold, this one’s for you!) Bless your soul, beautiful teacher! Do you know how special...
A few months ago, I was reading a Facebook post in the Carmel moms group. The mom wrote the post asking for advice because...
Indianapolis Moms is excited to partner with Stride K12! Stride K12 wants you to know you can still enroll your child for this school...
Dear Spirit Week, You Have Taken My Spirit. As I scrolled through Facebook on the Friday following a hectic week with a spirit week added, I...
I went to my first official school meeting this month in preparation for sending our soon-to-be 5-year-old off to Kindergarten in August. The introductory information meeting...
Our little girl Lauren recently wrapped up her kindergarten year with a bang: she lost one of her front teeth and moved into her...
It’s time for back to school, which means it is time for social media to fill up with cute “first day of school” pictures...
If someone didn’t already know, e-learning during the pandemic taught everyone how absolutely valuable teachers are—and just how hard their jobs are. Here are...
No more pencils/ No more books/ No more teacher's dirty looks/ Out for summer/ Out till fall/ We might not come/ Back at all. This...

Preschool Scaries

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At a family reunion this summer, my cousin, whom I hadn't seen in ten years, asked if my daughter was in preschool. And she...
Here is where I would compose the extremely creative introductory paragraph with a good hook. But due to the potential mass teacher exodus and...
It's hard to believe, but Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you're a parent (or teacher), you'll likely add "buy valentines" to...

The First Day of School

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As I write this post, schools have only been in session for a short time, and most students and teachers have recently experienced the...
There are so many "I never" moments with me and the public education system. I did not attend a K-12 school growing up. Instead,...

In + Around Indy

Your Guide to Indiana Fever Game Day

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It’s a new era of women’s basketball. After intense negotiations, the league and the players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.  The biggest outcome:...