Education

The “Right Fit” School

April 28, 2015
English: Coat of arms of Hogwarts, the fiction...

The college acceptance frenzy has recently ended. Most high school seniors can breathe a collective sigh of relief, assuming they are going where they intended to go, be it college, a gap year, or a trade school. While their first (or second or even third) choice college may have crushed them with a rejection, they […]

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One Hour Of School A Day?!?

October 22, 2013
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When I found out my son had to be home schooled due to medical reasons, and that the tutor would only teach him for one hour a day, I wondered how both of us would fill out the rest of our days.

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How To Kill Time On Your Child’s Last Day Of School (When It’s Only 30 Minutes Long)

June 20, 2013
Time will pass, will YOU?

Tomorrow is my son’s last day of 3rd grade at our local elementary school. Every year I am outraged by the fact that the last day of school is only 30 minutes long. Yes, you read that correctly. It is NOT a typo. One half hour. 30 Minutes. Or, 1,800 seconds. Ridiculous, I know. Besides […]

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