I have never valued a straightforward routine so much as when I became a mother.
If you had asked me twenty years ago what I thought about the idea of my days being neatly laid out like the school clothes...
Two weeks from today, public schools start here in RVA. Administrators and lead teachers have already returned for the new year. So, you could say that we are in the final countdown to back to school. Some are in...
I vowed I would NEVER own a minivan.
What could be more depressing than turning in my “hot mom” card for the least sexy vehicle on the planet? I felt like my kids had taken over my body with...
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela
This makes the teacher (be it a parent or a formal educator) the most powerful world changer. (Is your mind blown?!)
Research suggests your...
Y'all. As a first-time preschooler mom, when we received my daughter's Welcome Packet for Preschool, I was beyond excited! "IT'S A LETTER FROM YOUR TEACHER!" I screamed to my daughter, as if Elsa herself had sent us mail.
I opened...
It's 7:06 a.m. and the house is quiet. I have 9 hours until the bus returns to drop her back off.
As often as I have pleaded for quiet in this house, now I just look around with a sense...
The end of January is the middle and high school course enrollment window for many area public schools. A form comes home with all the recommendations for the next year and you sign off on it for what classes...
Fair warning that this blog post might be half rant and half helpful. I'd also LOVE your comments and opinions on the matter as we all know there is no go-to manual for these situations, especially with child #1....
As public schools finish the first marking period, most of us face the same upcoming event on the calendar: Parent-Teacher Conference Day.
I have a confession… This teacher hates Conference Day.
Don't get me wrong, I like meeting with parents. We...
My son, my oldest, starts kindergarten in a little less than a month. It’s happening.
His elementary school puts on a musical in the spring. At kindergarten registration, a few days before the musical, they had the opportunity to buy...