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Through personal experience I’ve come up with the top ten Teacher Appreciation Week gifts, which falls on May 6–10, 2013. Beyond educating our children, teachers assist students to become responsible, motivated, and independent and to reach their full potential. They deserve gifts of gratitude. My Top Ten Teacher Appreciation Gifts Gift Cards – Store cards [...]
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The New Year brings opportunities for changes for all of us. We feel open to new ideas, especially those that better us. A few of the resolutions that I’ve seen my mom friends make is to learn something new, to get a better job and to improve their skill sets. And what better way to [...]
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Parents may face the decision to homeschool their tween or teen for various reasons, some personal, some academic. The decision comes with a lot of concerns, such as family and friends disagreeing with your choice, wondering about a lack of socialization, worrying that you’ll have the time to help your tween with school work, and [...]
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Children’s literacy is a passion of mine, ever since I realized that many children didn’t have the opportunities me and my daughters did when it came to books and reading. RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) is partnering with Macy’s to create Be Book Smart. And the Twitter Party on July 11th from 6 – 8 PM [...]
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We parents can help our school-aged children beat the summer slump in a myriad of ways. The free tips don’t take away the fun of summer play time; in face they add entertainment value. It may take a little time and creativity on our part, but in the end it is worth it. What is [...]
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Today I had a perfect example of “Mommyfail.” I received an email from the school psychologist, reminding me that I was late completing and returning a parent-assessment form for an evaluation for my son. Why? I yelled at myself. How could I forget to send it back? Inside my head a Jack Nicholson-like voice let [...]
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This post is a follow up to the Fight for Education posts written by Heather. Her blog can be found at Cool and Hip, I Am Not. ——- Acting as your child’s advocate is part of your role as a parent. When you send them off to school, you have to trust that [...]
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This is the second post in a series. Catch up with the first post, Fight For Education written by Heather of Cool and Hip, I Am Not. ——- “He is fine. Everyone struggles at something.” My son and I were fortunate to have the teacher we had in third grade. I already had a [...]
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When it comes to special needs and education, I love Connie’s passion. I believe it was the passion for this cause that ultimately linked us. My story is similar and one that I would like to share. My hope is that at least one parent can see that speaking up may make the difference in [...]
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In case you didn’t take part in the Tween Academy where we discussed tweens going back to school, I have a summary for you and an awesome giveaway. The chat took place on September 20th and featured Rosalind Wiseman, renowned parenting expert and author of the New York Times bestseller Queen Bees and Wannabes. We [...]
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Because of medical problems, my daughter attends school for 2 classes in the morning and the rest of her education is done through the Special Education’s Hospital Homebound program. The school district made a big change to this program this school year. Instead of using full time teachers that teach during the day, they hired [...]
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Take part in a discussion the will focus on tweens going back to school, including the how to handle stressful situations. Is your tween trying to get organized with schoolwork and classwork? Does your tween want to get better at making new friends, learn how to deal with bullying? Then join the Tween Academy class [...]
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