Next year I will be the parent of a school-age child. Wow that makes me feel old! From my son’s experiences in pre-school I can already tell that his education is going to be vastly different from my own. But how different? I imagine that I will be uttering statements like, “I don’t remember learning…
Establishing an “Academic Time” at Home Do you have homework tonight? As an educator and a parent, I can remember fighting the constant battle with my stepchildren. I would ask, “Do you have homework?” and the reply was always one of the following: “No.” “I finished it at school.” “Oops. I left it on the…
Parental Involvement Parents are their children’s first teachers. Children learn about life from the examples and expectations set by their parents or guardian. Once children start attending school, their social and educational world expands by leaps and bounds. But it is essential for parents, those first important teachers, to stay involved in their child’s education…