...When my older brother was graduating from high school...my dad said he could plan 'a 3-4 week camping vacation wherever he wanted to go, as his Grad Trip!' More >>

...THIS is the key to happiness and what keeps us feeling young and alive. It's not about the money or the power or anything like that... it's about the excitement of trying something new. More >>

When I was teaching middle school, I assigned my 8th graders a 'commentary' warm up -- basically asking them for their reactions to news items of the day. More >>

Many people call me all the time saying, "It's so great to have kids." And I joke with them, "Just wait until they're teenagers..." More >>

Parents get bombarded fairly early on regarding the importance of having their child academically ready. A young child is barely out of diapers when reality hits parents on how to help them succeed academically. More >>

...I, too, was basically a good kid: a nice, smart girl from an affluent family. But after my parents divorced when I was 15, I really started acting out. More >>

Parents are their children's first and most important teachers. In this critical role parents have the greatest impact on their kids' academic, physical, social, and moral development and the greatest impact on their children's motivation to learn. More >>

...[O]ur new Director believes...high test scores, motivated and well-behaved students are not a result of consistent policies and procedures but pure luck. More >>

We have been homeschooling for 15 years now, and yes, it's growing in popularity! Though it's true we started for academic reasons, we've stayed with it for the lesser known "perks" which boil down to quantity and quality time. More >>

I was recently reminded of one of the crazier things I did in an effort to teach my children proper table manners. At the time, they were 9 and 5 and although gentle reminders were made at every meal, it was frustrating because I had to repeat the same things day after day... More >>