Best Parenting Post of the Day!

Playing Cards

Games Parents Play!

Dear Readers,

As you know, I almost always write my own posts but today I HAVE TO make an exception.

A friend sent me a shout on DIGG (you may have heard of DIGG! TeeHee!) I simply HAD TO share Read more…

Education Excellence ~ Someday Soon!



Chloe Agnew of Celtic Women ~ “Someday”


It’s so easy for me to get overwhelmed by the massive task of straightening-out public education in the USA.

Organizing a movement of parents, teachers and taxpayers Read more…

Educating Treehouse Builders

Fantasy treehouse

Inspiring Learning Through Play!


One of my readers, Coz mo, has some very lucky nephews. They have an uncle who has taken the time to teach them how to build a treehouse during vacation!

What a WONDERFUL learning experience for those boys! And they have developed skills they can take with them through their entire lives, as well.

What are some of the things they learned? Read more…

Deteriorating Education Standards

When was the War of 1812?

What are our students learning?


I haven’t been posting as much as usual, but I’ve been researching information that I’m certain you’ll want to know! It’s time to share some scary facts with you!

K-12 Education in the USA has been Read more…

CyberCoder: Hero & Life-Long Learning

Cybercoder - My Hero

Life-Long Learning & My Hero!

I want to wish everyone a Happy & Safe 4th of July!

I also want to take this opportunity to thank, and give a pat on the back, to a dear friend!

You, my loyal reader, may have noticed that my site disappeared temporarily, then reappeared, Read more…

Learning During Lazy Days

Summertime Fun!

Summertime Fun!


Well, we’re over halfway into June and already the heat is blasting in our part of the world. Kids and grandkids have already been on picnics, gone swimming and spent the night with sleep-overs at their friend’s houses. Today, with the weather sweltering outside, I heard the famous summertime phrase for the first time this year. “I’m bored!”

Time to utilize a little creativity Read more…

Summer Education Fun

School's Out For The Summer

Summertime Learning!

Before I got so ill, I ran a survey on the site to find out what you, my readers, wanted to know more about.

#1 ANSWER:
How to help kid’s succeed in school!

Well, now that I’m “back with bells on”, I want to help you make the most of summer vacation Read more…

A New Surge of Teen Pregnancy

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Teen

Congratulations on Your Teen Pregnancy?

 

Here’s a story that will, hopefully, make parents sit up and pay attention.

The New York Times asks the question, “Is There A Teen Pregnancy Pact Read more…

Reborn for Education Reform

Phoenix Reborn

Rising From the Ashes for Education Reform


I wanted to start this post with a picture of the mystical Phoenix being reborn.

The first thing I would like to do is thank my readers who stuck by me during my recent brush with illness/death. Your kind wishes and financial support for our animal sanctuary rescues meant so much to me at a time when I didn’t know how many days I had left. In fact, Read more…

The Drop Out Rate Debate!

The Great Drop Out Debate

Disagreement Over Drop-Out Rates Among Educators


I’m still feeling very poorly, but today’s topic got me so riled-up that I simply HAD to write a short post. Another school year is over. Nothing is getting straightened out in our schools and now, instead of concentrating on fixing the problems, educator groups Read more…