Three Good Reasons for Building a Bond with Your Child’s School
When my oldest began First Grade, a neighbor of mine who had children slightly older than mine, gave me this advice: If you’re not going to volunteer in the school,...
Education
Learn more about educating your children within our education section. Articles cover preschool to college.
Common Benefits of Online Learning You Should Consider Today
If you have a child who is looking to get a college education soon, whether they’ve recently completed high school studies or have been in the workforce for a while...
Improving Parents’ Relationships with their Child’s School Counselor
When most parents think about school counselors, they assume that the counselor’s primary job is to help students select classes and build their schedules. Some might work with a counselor...
When Children Lose Belongings at School
What do you do when every day your child comes home from school without one or two of their belongings? One day it is their lunch box, the next day...
The Pros and Cons of Living on Campus
Living on campus has been a part of mainstream American culture for years. You’ve seen it happen in countless movies: the child moves off to college and, as a freshman,...
The Problem with School Curriculum
The world of 2012 is far different from the world of 1870. Yet while technology, culture, art, and media have utterly transformed the culture of America during those intervening years,...
Teaching Children about Politics
Children are curious about the world, and it seems no matter how much information that you give them they are continuously seeking more. Political views are typically something that children...
Taking Responsibility for Your Childs Grades
A group called the National Coalition for Accountable Parenting is focused on encouraging a national discussion about the roles that parents take when it comes to their children’s grades. It...
Starting Middle School
Starting Middle School is a pivotal event in your child’s life. Coming from elementary school where there was still a party forever-frivolous holiday can make Middle School feel like the...
Should Teachers Fail Students – Our Conclusion is That They Should
This is a question that pokes at the heart of our personal philosophies about the world of education: should students be relentlessly encouraged to avoid a hit to their self-esteem,...