Lost years
I had a big post planned for today on family meetings and making house rules, and on how to motivate your child to follow house rules. And I had three hours in my office set aside to write and work,...
View ArticleSoap Box Tuesday
Years ago, when we lived in our old neighborhood, we visited the base school there as part of our kindergarten shopping for L. The school was nice, and clean, but large; still, we had an open mind....
View ArticleFresh start
Yesterday Scott and I got up at 5:45, got the kids up at 6:30, took T. to a neighbor-friend's house so she could take her to school, and we drove downtown with L. to have a VIM--Very Important Meeting....
View ArticlePowerful people
This is the time of the semester when I get desperate. I pull out all the stops when it comes to begging and pleading with my students to get it all together in time for final exams, which are only...
View ArticleStarstruck
One film I just can't wait to see is "Race to Nowhere," the grassroots film that is making its way across the country via scheduled screenings (it's been unavailable to me over Netflix for months...
View ArticleThe reading stops here
My students will be starting a book right after Spring Break. It's not a terribly long one, but oh is it densely packed with things to talk about. Their assignment is to read up to page 55 by the time...
View ArticleLeap of faith
Huge storms passed through our part of town on Monday night. I lay in bed and listened to the wind, and then the torrents of rain. I worried about the trees around the house. Then I drifted off to...
View ArticleCharter X
Back when we were filling out school applications for L. for next year, we also decided to throw a few into the mix for T., because we like to complicte things, I suppose. We are pleased with her...
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