Educational Rant: Busy Work The Wind, the Notes, and My Rising Blood Pressure I’m sitting here getting mad.My daughter is outside, trying to take pictures of her math notes with her school laptop. The wind keeps blowing the pages around, and she’s getting frustrated. I finally ask what she’s doing, and she says she has... Continue Reading →
Bullying
When my daughter was in 5th or 6th grade she was getting called a certain derogatory name due to the fact that her body was developing quite early. I recall her coming home and telling me her experience and her feelings around this. She was hurt and confused. She couldn’t understand why this girl said... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant- Success
Success. We talk about success all the time, especially in school. Success is getting your assignments done. It is getting an A on a test. It is advancing to the next level. It is graduating from high school, college, kindergarten(whatever). Success has been defined by income and status. If we see someone who has a... Continue Reading →
Educational Rant 