In this age of technology it is increasingly important to be mindful of what new concerns the technology may bring. Recently I talked about teens and texting, both Reasons To Limit Your Teens Texting and Ways to Limit Your Teens Texting. Now I want to offer up some Internet Safety Tips for Teens. During our […]
Entering high school has brought many changes about for my teenager. One of the big changes is the need for teaching time management for teens to her. It is an important life skill she will need not only in high school and college, but in the workplace and at home in her adult life. For […]
Over the next 10 days I will be covering everything you ever wanted to know about book clubs. From the types of book clubs, how to run one, even book lists and activity suggestions to get you started! The How To’s for Book Clubs Day One: Overview/Landing Page Day Two: Types of Books Clubs Day […]
If you were to glimpse into our home at any given time during the day you would most likely find one or more of us in front of a computer. Unlike when I was a child and you had to go to the library, or talk with a teacher at school, now you can hop […]
Here in New York State, testing is state mandated, so like it or not, believe in it or not, it is inevitable. So no, as the title of this states you do not have a choice whether or not to test in New York State, but you do have a choice about how you handle […]
I created this to help my middle school student with a monthly Middle School Lab she is participating in. It is her first chance to get into an actual lab and dig in to some experiments. In preparation for her next one we were given a list of definitions to look over. Here are the […]
This week we are starting something new. Over the summer I was asked to review a book called The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education. While I did not find the book to be very useful overall, I did find one section that I totally loved. In Chapter Seven – Geography, Leigh […]