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Tag Archives: learning
Year ‘Round School
This has been a topic of great debate all over our country for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I was horrified – HORRIFIED!! – at the thought of going to school all year. Who goes to … Continue reading
Posted in school, summer, summer vacation
Tagged learning, school, summer, year-round school
20 Comments
Police handcuff 6-year-old student in Georgia
Let’s toss this around a little bit. What do you think about it. Here’s the police officers account of things. Also listen to what the parents have to say on the lower left side. I see this on many different … Continue reading
Posted in georgia 6 year old, Uncategorized
Tagged georgia 6 year old, learning, opinion, police, school, teachers
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Longer School Day Is Bad For Kids
What do you think of this idea? Do you think kids should have more hours of school each day? Do you think it’s good now or do you think they should go less? What do you think of a 4 … Continue reading
The things that used to seem normal
I was sitting watching Ordinary People (at minute 1:53 is what inspired this post) a few weekends ago and I was just floored when Judd Hirsch, who played a psychiatrist, sat in his office WITH HIS patient smoking one cigarette after … Continue reading
Posted in car seats, changes, choices, differences, history, learning, life, people, Political Correctness, smoking, things, Uncategorized
Tagged car seats, changes, choices, differences, history, learning, life, people, Political Correctness, smoking, things
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Why can’t we spell it correctly?
Josh is in first grade now, and starting to read chapter books. He’s a massive fan of the Magic Treehouse Books, and I am too. I love that the whole point of them is to encourage reading, imagination and adventure. … Continue reading
Posted in books, childhood, children, learning, pet peeves, reading, teaching
Tagged books, children, learning, misspelling, reading, teaching
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A Historic Exercise
This is something that I do every now and again when I’m bored, or when I need something for mind to do instead of obsessing about my problem-of-the-moment. Sometimes I find myself doing it when I’m frustrated with what our … Continue reading
Posted in America, changes, choices, history, interesting, life lessons, opinions, thinking, thoughts
Tagged choices, history, learning, life lessons
18 Comments
Food fights have sure changed
This story was brought to my attention by SKL. “A 13-year-old girl who threw vegetables in a cafeteria worker’s face sparked a fist-fight that ended with criminal charges being filed against the worker, who apparently didn’t find the incident very … Continue reading
Posted in adults, anger, behavior, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fights, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, anger, behaviors, cafeteria, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fight, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, students, teachers, things
19 Comments
Question of the day from mssc
What is the highest year of formal education you have completed?
Posted in learning, people, Question of the day, questions, school, simple questions, things
Tagged learning, people, Question of the day, questions, school, simple questions, things
15 Comments
No alcohol allowed
We just built a new stadium for our University of Minnesota Gophers. It’s called the TCF Bank Stadium. All very fine and good. But some “do gooders” have decided that it’s going to be an alcohol free zone. Okay, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in activities, adults, alcohol, behavior, choices, college student, differences, getting drunk, kids, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, people, problems, things, today's times, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, adults, alcohol, behavior, choices, college student, differences, getting drunk, kids, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, people, problems, school, things
12 Comments
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
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
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Cursive or keyboarding
I have triplet nieces and nephew. They turned 14 in March. They have a pool party each year in the summer in lieu of a winter party. We were sitting around and they were all opening their cards and they … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, children, choices, differences, handwritten letters, kids, learning, life, opinions, people, reading, school, teachers, things, today's times
Tagged childhood, children, choices, differences, handwritten letters, kids, learning, life, opinions, people, reading, school, teachers, today's times, writing
25 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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Having school 4 days a week
When I first heard about this, my first thought was I didn’t like it. I thought it would cause to many problems with parent’s jobs and daycare situations. But then when I watched this last night, it made “some” sense … Continue reading
Posted in child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, educating, education, home alone, kids, learning, opinions, parent's, people, problems, school, teachers, things, work
Tagged child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, educating, education, home alone, kids, learning, opinions, parent's, people, problems, school, teachers, things, work
18 Comments
Laura need our advice on this folks
Ok, I have a question that, if you want to use it, I would like to put to your readers…. They seem like a pretty level-headed bunch, so I’m thinking they can help me out. Hot Rod is going to … Continue reading
Posted in advice, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, education, emotions, fears, feelings, hurt feelings, kids, learning, memories, opinions, parent's, people, school, things
Tagged advice, childhood, children, hurt feelings, kids, learning, memories, opinion, parent's, people, school, things
16 Comments
Craigslist scammers!
I’m sure everyone knows what Craigslist is, right? Like an online giant store where you can find anything and everything! Jason is a big Craigslist fan. I like to go on there sometimes but it’s more his thing than mine. … Continue reading
Posted in activities, behavior, choices, craigslist, dangers, deals, differences, fears, feelings, internet, learning, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, problems, scams, things, thinking, trouble, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, cheating, choices, craigslist, dangers, deals, differences, fears, feelings, internet, learning, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, sales, scams, things
20 Comments
Kid’s Questions
Today must be my day for in depth questions from my kids and good stuff coming in the mail! This morning I picked Christopher up from preschool as usual. I asked how his day was and he said, “Fine mom. … Continue reading
Passing your driving test
Doesn’t everyone have a driver’s license story to tell? I’d really like to know why so many people don’t pass the first time. I didn’t get my license until I was 21 years old. I remember I was pregnant … Continue reading
Posted in activities, choices, differences, driving, learning, life lessons, opinions, people, rules, teachers, things, vehicles
Tagged activities, choices, differences, driving, learning, life lessons, opinions, people, rules, teachers, tests, things
19 Comments
Drinking and driving
168 Manitobans were charged with drinking and driving during the 2008-2009 holiday check stop program. Collision analyst Sergeant Wayne Blackmore says although Manitoba saw an increase of almost double the number of impaired drivers, RCMP are not surprised. He says that’s because … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, activities, adults, alcohol, anger, bad habits, behavior, choices, dangerous, dangers, drinking and driving, getting drunk, laws, learning, life, life lessons, people, problems, responsibility, rules, safety, seatbelts, things, vehicles
Tagged accidents, activities, adults, alcohol, anger, bad habits, behavior, choices, dangerous, dangers, drinking and driving, getting drunk, laws, learning, life, life lessons, people, problems, responsibility, rules, safety, seatbelts, things, vehicles
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How could I NOT know this???
I was on my morning stroll through my blogroll the other morning and came across this over at Doraz’s blog Believe In Yourself. Quite frankly, I can’t believe I’ve lived for 51 years and never knew this. Read on. Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in advice, friends, funny, learning, life lessons, live and learn, people, saran wrap, things, tin foil, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, friends, funny, learning, life lessons, live and learn, people, saran wrap, things, tin foil
18 Comments
Time out rooms in schools
When I saw this on the news the other night, my heart just about broke. This poor little boy. He’s a 4th grader and was put in one of these rooms for sometimes most of the day. The school “employee” … Continue reading
Posted in anger, behavior, children, choices, dangers, fears, feelings, humiliate, kids, learning, life, mistakes, parent's, people, school, teachers, time outs
Tagged anger, behaviors, children, choices, dangers, fears, feelings, humiliate, kids, learning, life lessons, mistakes, parent's, people, schools, teachers, time outs
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