Category Archives: Learning With Your Child
Little Boy Going on Big
The cutest little boy used to live with us. My husband and I were talking about him just the other evening. He wasn’t with us long. In fact, his stay flew by. He used to hold my hand and climb … Continue reading
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Great Resources for Internet Safety
The Internet opens new horizons for any student. But its vastness is also its pitfall. Children need guidance about how to analyze information they find on the Internet, how to determine for themselves whether information is valid or junk. Supervise … Continue reading
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Tips for Teens on the Internet
The Common Sense website has tons of information on internet safety. Here is a list that they suggest you print and hang near your computer to give your child rules for internet use http://www.commonsense.com/internet-safety-tips Internet Survival Tips for Kids … Continue reading
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Internet Safety and Children
Who bothers with the mall anymore? That’s so ten minutes ago. The Internet is the new “mall” — as much a kid’s hang out as the malt shop was for the Richie Cunningham and the Fonz. Yet, the internet is … Continue reading
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I Drove Him to Tears
I made my son cry yesterday. I decided over the last couple of weeks to up the ante in home school. My son will be in high school and I want him to be ready for that. Because we home … Continue reading
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Fixing Our Broken Schools
NASHVILLE, TN Tennesseans are met almost every morning with newspaper stories reporting the array of symptoms caused by problems in our state educational system. Nashville faces the possibility that the No Child Left Behind law will require our state Department … Continue reading
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New Year Means Standardized Tests are Near
Before I’ve even mastered writing “2009″ instead of “2008″ I realize that spring will soon be upon us. Who doesn’t long for spring once the seed catalogues start arriving? But, for parents of school children, spring also means standardized tests to measure … Continue reading
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What Would John Adams Do?
In Nashville, where I live, we will vote on January 21 for or against a measure proposed by a city councilman to make English the “official” language of the city and require that all official city business be conducted in English. … Continue reading
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Reading Literature With Children
Christmas is a great time to cuddle up with our kids and read their favorite Christmas story. But, the joy of reading to your child can be a year-long affair, and doesn’t need to stop once your child knows how … Continue reading
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Poverty Harms Students’ Brains
Most people understand that an unhealthy lifestyle adversely affects their health. If you eat lots of junk food and don’t exercise, you’ll probably gain weight and may have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. That’s no big surprise. But, it … Continue reading
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