Homeschooling was never an option for me all of those years ago because I had to go out and make money. I wasn’t married, so there wasn’t another income to depend on.
St. Louis’ Parkway School District Gets Techy w/ Mobile App
This summer, Parkway introduced a new mobile friendly website that works as a portal for information and resources involving the district. With the scan of the QR code or a flick of your browser, you are instantly given entrance to Parkway’s mobile website.
5 Tips To Help You Stay Active In Your Child’s Education
As a parent, I believe in involvement in my children’s education. I don’t think it is solely the responsibility of our school system to teach our kids. It’s a team effort :
May 2nd-6th Is Teacher Appreciation Week 2011
As a parent of two, the educational process is most important to me. The schools and teachers in which I entrust my children with play a pivotal role in the development and future of my kids, and I do my best to show my appreciation to those that teach my children on a daily basis.
How To Get the Most Out Of Parent Teacher Conference
Parent teacher conferences can feel like a tooth pulling event for both the parent and the child. For the parent, it could be difficult hearing things about your child that you may not like. For the child, it can be…
Recess Rocks: Let’s Move Kids To Health
The White House along with our First Lady Michelle Obama have made a commitment to our children with the Let’s Move campaign which focuses on our children moving and being active and curving childhood obesity. Recess Rocks also fits into…
Talking Finances With Your Children When It Comes to College
I have blogged HERE and HERE about my thoughts on student loans. I am still having issues with the repayment of these loans and it seems like I will never be out from under them. My sixteen year old son…
Is It Selfish For Me Not To Want The New School Year To Start?
I used to be elated when I began seeing the back-to-school commercials on television. And when I started to receive emails from the school after the summer hiatus, it was like a breath of fresh air, a reminder that the…
DonorsChoose.org—Online Charity Portal That Help Support Projects From Public School Teachers
During the wonderful Build-a-Bear Brand Building Workshop event that I was invited to attend last month, we were given many gifts from the CEO of the company, Maxine Clark. One of the gifts was a $25 Giving Card from DonorsChoose.org….
Teaching & Learning & Discovering New Personal Growth
Written By: Kween I am 37 years old…so the furthest thing from my mind…is high school Earth Science. YET…there I was Wednesday going over it with a friend’s daughter. Faatima is the daughter of my co-worker, Annette. Annette and I…
A Trip to the St. Louis Zoo
When my daughter brought home a permission slip for her to go to the St. Louis Zoo , I knew that I also wanted to attend as well. I haven’t been to the zoo in years and I thought this…
Dear Department of Education….
Dear Department of Education: Please allow this letter to serve as official correspondence regarding my student loan account. When I first began college in 2004 for the second time, I had no idea of what I was getting into in…
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