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,...
A Day Like Today
Today, we probably took our last errand day to Hobby Lobby (Hobby Wobby) with Grams, followed by lunch at Portillo’s to...
We are approaching the final days of kindergarten, and this mom is not okay. Before you start rolling your eyes at this mama drama,...
Dear Parents: My years in the classroom influence my parenting. While I don't have all the answers, I've spent over a decade as a...
On behalf of the state of Indiana (of which I actually have no authority,) I’d like to apologize to all public school teachers. Seriously,...
Recently, while scrolling through Facebook, I came across an angry post from a mother in Hamilton County complaining about proposed changes to the dress...
Is your family interested in The Orchard School? Would you like to learn more about Progressive education and what the school can offer your...
More than one hundred and eighty thousand children in the state of Indiana receive special education services from the day they turn three to...
I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...
Somehow the summer months pass in the blink of an eye and yet drag on for centuries all at once. The same can be...
From my very first school year as a preschool teacher in 2012, I watched my colleagues enjoy the excitement of their own kids coming...
For the first time, I will have three kids in school full-time. After almost eight years of being a stay-at-home mom, I find myself...
I guess I did not realize it until now, until it was my turn to decide...how much of a hot topic children's education is....
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...

























