Does New Educational Lingo Impede Progress?
Every few years, new educational buzzwords seem to surface. I remember first noticing this when we were in the third year of running a district wide Parent Support Group for…
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Be The Change…..
I do my share of complaining. I know I do. Some of it stems from just being human. But, some of it also stems from having an extreme sense of…
No longer the turning point
It’s here. The end of sophomore year in high school for my youngest son. I know, it is usually not a milestone that is marked. For our family, it has…
Speed Talking & Passion Do Not Mix Well
Last night I spoke to a small group of our local Lionesses who had invited me to their meeting to talk about Monarch Butterflies. Already with a lot on my…
System Change: What Does It Take?
Yesterday, I followed through on what I have been complaining about other people saying they were going to do but have not. I took action. I let someone, in a…
A Stay at Home Mom’s Admission: I Might Be Looking For a Job.
My husband and I had a long serious conversation yesterday morning. It was a good conversation, one in which he really listened to me through my choked up sobs and…
A Positive Example of Differentiation
Although I have recently received what I would call flack for writing about local educational issues, I know it is important to continue to raise community awareness about both the…
Student Writers Make Me Think
Over the summer I heard a few times from one of my former students from the Third Grade Writer’s Circle group I have led as a volunteer for the last…
