First Days at Preschool
Yes, the first week of preschool is upon us. I was sure I would be bawling, and a friend of mine was sure she would be fine. But, it’s flipped. Partly because Vivien wouldn’t allow us to leave yet....
View ArticleToo Much Homework
Once again, when I need to tackle the hard topics I turn to my hero/guru: my mom. She was the director of a nursery school and for more than 30 years has run a small private school. I wanted to …...
View ArticleHome Schooling
What would you say to a mom who says she might never send her kid to school? Well, the folks on Babble.com got an earful when one mom said just that. It’s called “Unschooling.” Now, I really try not to...
View ArticleStacked Up: School Library
It’s a rite of passage of parenthood: volunteering at your kid’s school. I signed up for the school library, thinking that I can label and stack and organize. Deciding on categories is tough, though....
View ArticleMomversation: Private vs Public Schools
There is so much to be said on this topic. But Alice made a good point when she said that what can make a school good is often unquantifiable. Did I spell that write? Not sure if my school was …...
View ArticleCrazy Kinder Moms
Sorry, got to call some nut job moms out. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been on the other end of some “extreme parenting.” Is that a show yet? The post Crazy Kinder Moms appeared first on Cool...
View ArticleSchool Daze
So, I’ve started visiting schools for Vivien for kindergarten next year. I’m only looking at public schools. Even pre-Madoff we were always go to go public for elementary. I don’t know why… guess we...
View ArticleSchool Search
When I first started thinking about where to send Vivien to elementary school I would talk to other parents about what they were thinking. I often said, “Hey, I’m not going to stress; I know it’s all...
View Articleparent teacher conference
We just had our meeting and in general Vivien is doing very well in school. As the hardworking teacher showed us the work and what they are learning I kept thinking, “I didn’t do any work like this in...
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