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Category Archives: education
A Lesson Learned?
I had to stop by the high school in our neighbor town today, and as I approached the front door, I noticed a student sitting on the bench outside. He seemed like a nice kid, he greeted me with a … Continue reading
Teachers
What do you guys think of this? Should teachers be prevented from having private relationships with their students? I have a few opinions and concerns but I’ll put mine in the comment area. I want to know what you guys think … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, choices, differences, education, emotions, facebook, feelings, kids, people, relationships, school, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, children, choices, differences, education, emotions, facebook, feelings, kids, opinions, people, relationships, school, teacher, things
11 Comments
Old Glory Takes Another Beating
Frankie Girard is an 11-year old by from Orange, Massachusetts. One day, he noticed that another child (a Jehovah’s Witness) in his class was not saying The pledge with the rest of the class. So Frankie asked him why he … Continue reading
Posted in America, arguments, art, art projects, education, school, Uncategorized
Tagged American Flag, Civil Rights, schools
6 Comments
Can we blog about whatever we want to?
When I was reading through the news when I got up this morning, this is an article I saw and it really left me wondering. I keep thinking “well, on the other hand” and “if it were my child” or “it’s … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged blogs, children, education, emotions, feelings, job, kids, opinions, parent's, people, school, teachers, teaching, teenagers, things
12 Comments
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huck Finn’s now politically correct!
Okay all. I know we normally don’t post on Friday’s but since this is such big news, I wanted to see if anyone wanted to talk about it. I got this from here. “A new edition of “The Adventures of … Continue reading
Posted in ancestors, education, history, huckleberry finn, life, mark twain, novels, people, racism, reading, teaching, things, tired
Tagged ancestors, education, history, Huckleberry Finn, life, mark twain, novels, people, racism, reading, teaching, things, Tom Sawyer
10 Comments
TGIF
Happy Friday All. Here’s to another Friday. I hope the week has been good to you. We’ve had illness, hurricane force winds and now freezing temps. We had snow on Wed morning. It didn’t stick and it was pretty. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, children, choices, education, kids, memories, people, school, school levy, small towns, things, Uncategorized, voting
Tagged childhood, children, choices, education, kids, memories, people, school, school levy, small towns, things, voting
36 Comments
About a Booby… and not the bird
I’m kinda on the fence on this one. “Boobies” have made themselves into quite a controversy in schools of late. Kids across the country are showing up with bracelets that say “I ♥ Boobies “, and they’re causing quite a … Continue reading
Posted in adults, cancer, communicating, conversations, dress code, education, getting sick, gimmicks, good question, health care, humor, illness's, language, life, medical care, sickness
Tagged adults, cancer, controversies, life, people, questions, thoughts
11 Comments
First Day of School
From time to time, I’ve bragged on Josh’s school. I try not to, because I don’t want to be one of those moms… “Oh, OUR school is the best! Oh, MY kid is tops!” But sometimes, you have to toot … Continue reading
Posted in adults, childhood, children, education, family, fun, good ideas, happiness, school, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, childhood, children, friends, fun, growing up, life, lifestyles, memories, people, relationships
10 Comments
Condom Outrage
Veterans Memorial Schools in Provincetown, Massachusetts, has unanimously passed a controversial new school policy. All students, regardless of grade or age, will have access to free condoms. All they have to do is ask. And when they do ask, they … Continue reading
Posted in education, school, sex, teenagers, today's times, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, behavior, children, schools, sex
19 Comments
Free Chat Thursday
I have to be honest….I don’t have a whole lot to talk about this week! Nothing crazy or exciting has happened. Unless you count the Twins winning the season home opener. Now that was exciting but I know not everyone, … Continue reading
Posted in activities, American idol, baseball, children, comfort, educating, education, sports, tests, tv shows
Tagged activities, children, choices, favorites, fun, happiness, kids, questions, thoughts
42 Comments
Free Chat Thursday
Morning all! I’m just a mixture of emotions this week. I apologize if this gets too negative Nelly on ya! Laura’s post from some time ago , When Tragedy Strikes, keeps coming back to me. I’m sending you to the part II of … Continue reading
Posted in activities, adults, baseball, behavior, cancer, choices, competition, education, feelings, friends, friendships, happy, health, hurt feelings, inconsiderate, life, mom, museums, pretending, son
Tagged adults, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, friends, fun, happiness, kids, life, love, relationships
37 Comments
Too Much, Too Soon?
Meet David Sills, Jr. David is in middle school, a seventh grader in Delaware who loves to play football. And he’s entered into a verbal agreement with USC to play for them in 2015. I was all set to be … Continue reading
Principals Behaving Badly
Welcome to the latest installment of “Principals Behaving Badly”. Up for discussion today, I give you the vice-principal of Millennial Tech Magnet Middle School, near San Diego. He called for a school evacuation, as well as bringing in police, fire-rescue … Continue reading
Doing what’s right for ALL the kids
I’ve always stood behind public schools. Maybe because I worked in one for so many years. Maybe because I’ve had pretty good luck with them and my boys were happy there “for the most part.” I’m not really sure. It … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, parent's, people, problems, school, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, learning, memories, parent's, people, problems, schools, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
40 Comments
Tough Love
Most people nowadays think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of “those moments”. One that I have found very effective is for me to just take the … Continue reading
Posted in adults, advice, behavior, children, choices, discipline, disrespect, education, funny, growing up, humor, humorous, jokes, kids, laughs, life, parenting
Tagged adults, behavior, children, choices, family, funny, growing up, humor, humorous, jokes, kids, laughs, laughter, life, life lessons, relationships
3 Comments
Mom’s getting schooled (SKL)
With my 2 daughters rounding age 3, they are now “preschoolers.” This fall, they transitioned from a nanny’s care to a well-regarded preschool/daycare near my home. I was pretty excited by many good things about the school – the academic … Continue reading
Posted in activities, advice, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, education, emotions, kids, learning, life lessons, memories, parent's, parenting, peer pressure, people, school, teachers, things, toddlers
Tagged activities, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, education, emotions, kids, learning, life lessons, memories, parent's, parenting, peer pressure, people, school, teachers, things, toddlers
9 Comments
Bikes to school by SKL
How many of you walked or biked to school as kids? My family always lived close enough to walk to all of our schools. It would have been fun to bike, but even when all of us had a bike … Continue reading
Posted in activities, behavior, bikes, childhood, children, choices, dangers, differences, education, kids, lifestyles, live and learn, memories, neighborhood, old days, people, safety, school, things, today's times, worry
Tagged activities, behavior, bikes, childhood, children, choices, dangers, differences, education, kids, lifestyles, live and learn, memories, neighborhood, old days, parent's, parenting, people, safety, school, things, today's times, worry
15 Comments
Question of the Day
What activity would you love to learn, if you had the time and money to do it?
Posted in activities, education, learning
Tagged life, life lessons, Question of the day
16 Comments
Common Sense Takes Another Hit
So I’m sitting here, innocently enjoying my morning Chai Latte (mmmm…. Oregon Chai…..sorry, A.D.D.), and I hear a story on the news about a school in Atlantic, Iowa, up in arms about a strip search that had been performed on … Continue reading
Posted in adults, children, choices, dumb, education, humiliation, school
Tagged adults, behavior, children, choices, common sense, school
13 Comments
Should We Keep Exploring Space?
Should we keep exploring space? This was on Good Question the other night on the 40th anniversary of the first landing of men on the moon. I don’t really have an opinion on this. I’ve never really given it a … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, activities, America, astronauts, choices, differences, education, feelings, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, opportunities, people, space travel, things
Tagged accidents, activities, America, astronauts, choices, differences, education, feelings, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, opportunities, people, space travel, things
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