Category: Education

2 kids + 2 weeks of school = $100’s What’s wrong with this picture? This is public education! Don’t we have a legal right to a free primary education in a public school system? I’ve talked with family and friends in Columbus and other large and small cities in […]

Some of the futurists are predicting that our youth will be unprepared in science and math to compete successfully in the global economy by 2010 without we make some drastic changes to education now. This is just one of the reasons why today's schools are implementing instructional coaches in […]

Get up early. If a mother expects to have any kind of success she should be up before the children. The earlier, within reason, the better. If she is up at least an hour before she expects the children to get up she can be dressed and have her […]

Many homeschool parents struggle with children who understand math concepts but are careless in doing their schoolwork. The result is math incorrect, that is often incorrect, not because they do not understand, but because they rushed through and made silly errors (adding wrong, wrong decimal placement, etc.) Parents can […]

When my daughter entered full-time college at age 13 we heard all kinds of warnings from people about how it was a shame that she would miss out on a "normal" childhood and was not it a shame that she would not be allowed to just "be a kid." […]

The first homework assignment of every school year for every student in each of my middle school math classes included a 9-question “interest inventory.” This particular interest inventory is a self-assessment tool that invites students to reflect on their past experiences. My students agreed that answering the 9 interest […]

Although most of us are enjoying a relaxing summer break, the new school years stressful year and to avoid that last minute scurry before the first day of school. Even if you do not have children or are not attending school yourself, we can all benefit by using this […]

The following is a discussion about the shopping experience. Q: What does a supermarket look like? A: Supermarkets have many isles with tall shelves. The food is stacked on the shelves. You push trolleys or carry a basket to put the food in. There's a cash register at the […]

My motive for this focus is personal: I wanted to be a wahm. Could not. I was single and despairing at the little time I had for my son. I was despairing that we had no vacations, no real downtime together. Motherhood was almost the exact opposite of what […]

Learning environments can make a great deal of difference in the quantity and quality of things a student learners. A student's comfort level in that environment makes a great deal of difference as well. Many successful traditional school students mastered their classroom environment early on. They almost subconsciously found […]