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There was a great article in the Sunday New York Times about adding kids to Parent-teacher conferences. Instead of being corporate meetings where "what to do about the child" is discussed, the conferences are finally becoming more positive and make children the center of the discussion. After years of decisions being made […]

I wrote a post recently about school projects and how sometimes, the line between coaching a kid and making the project more the parent’s than the child’s is often thin. In the comments, one reader mentioned how you can tell (and I would argue more so in early grades than in middle school and […]

I just got back from a school committee meeting for the religious school of our local synagogue. I joined because our five-year-old daughter K has started her religious schooling this year and our four-year-old son M will start next year. I didn’t have to join, but I know my hanging around a place makes my […]

September is quickly approaching and I’m beginning to think ahead to the next school year. This year my children and I are joining a local homeschool co-op. Homeschool co-ops are a group of families with similiar interests and beliefs that get together to enhance their children’s education. Every co-op is different. Some may choose […]