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Educating Teachers and Students

It’s the start of the new school year and everyone is excited (and nervous) from parents to high school kids to kindergarteners. For some kids, the beginning of school doesn’t mean the reuniting of friends, it signifies that start of another year of loneliness and anxiety. This can be especially true for children who have special needs. Children can be cruel to other kids, especially when there are things they don’t understand, like why someone is in wheelchair or use crutches or why someone has to cough all the time. Kids often see someone that’s different and since they don’t … Continue reading →

Teachers, Be Honest with Parents

In the last eight years I have worked at, been in contact with, or had teacher friends at several different schools. I have observed and researched many different teaching styles and teacher personalities. I have seen teachers who are less than social and personable and I have observed teachers who are all out almost obnoxious. There are teachers who are very approachable for students and parents and then there are teachers who I do not even dare to approach! I suppose the one thing about some teachers that bothers me the most is the sugar coating and telling parents what … Continue reading →

Tips for Teachers: Be Honest

A few articles age I introduced my new addition to education at Families.com. This addition I named Tips for Teachers. Over the past few weeks I have occasionally offered tips for teachers. My tips come from experience and observation in the classroom. Some tips I have learned the hard way, from experience. This is one of those tips. As a teacher, always be as honest with the students as possible. Never say something thinking that it will pacify them for the time and that they will forget about what you said. Students are very clever. They can tell when you … Continue reading →

Why I Can’t Eat My Lunch in the School Cafeteria

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This past week I have had to stop eating lunch with the other teachers and high school students in the cafeteria. It seems that my sense of smell is out of control and just about every semi strong smell makes me nauseated now. I wish it weren’t the case, but smells really push my now persistent nausea into overdrive. I have never been fond of cafeteria smells. While the aroma was always unpleasant to me, it never induced nausea before now. The constant smell of hot grease and fried foods, a staple in our cafeteria, permeate not only the entire … Continue reading →

When Your Child Needs a Feeding Tube

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For children with certain conditions, like cystic fibrosis, gaining weight can be a challenge. For some children, the final step to helping them gain or maintain an adequate, healthy weight may be a feeding tube. If this is the case for your child, you may be feeling overwhelmed by your own emotions and unsure of how to introduce the feeding tube to your child. Here are some tips to help you all get through the transition and be comfortable with the decision to get a feeding tube. First, it has probably taken a lot of consideration, research and late nights … Continue reading →

Lying is Bad

A student lied to me today. Actually, this particular student lied to me, to one of my teaching assistants, and to themselves. In a last ditch effort to salvage their grade for a course they’ve obviously never attended or done work for, this student tried to lie. I’ve never understood this compulsion to lie. I mean, I guess I “kind of” get it, but in my soul it just doesn’t make sense to me. Today I’m going to talk about honesty and success. Before my time as a graduate student/teacher I spent time working in a bank. As you may … Continue reading →

Being Both Parents

Single parenting is so much more common these days, than it was even ten years ago. Parents wind up as single parents in a variety of ways, but once common thing remains the same – often a single parent feels as if they need to be both parents at once. So how do you go about being both parents at the same time, especially if the other parent isn’t involved or has limited involvement? First of all, you don’t try to be two people at once. You need to focus on being the best mom or dad that you can … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking for Others: Pricing Albums and Layouts

Not everyone is as obsessed with scrapbooking as some of us are. With that being said, it is important to remember that it might not be because they don’t want to be, or they don’t want nice albums to look at and share with their families. For whatever reason, not all people are into our hobby. The good news is, that it enables us to provide our services to them and create layouts and albums for them for a fee. The question I am asked most often by those looking to get paid for their scrapbooking efforts is “How much … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: December 15- December 21

Christmas is just right upon us. Most school children are beginning their Christmas vacation breaks and will not return to school until next year. While the children are taking a break form school, the education news will continue to flow in. Keep updated by checking each day for new topics and news. Check out below for any articles that you may have missed this week. Saturday, December 15 Finding a Substitute Teacher There are emergencies that arise and times when teachers need off from work at the last minute. These are the times that most teachers dread. It can very … Continue reading →

Do Homeschoolers Need Regulations to Tell Them What to Teach?

For the past few days I’ve been talking about whether or not homeschoolers need more regulations. I have to be honest and say that this question always cracks me up a little. The thought that all common sense goes out the window when we decide to homeschool floors me. I don’t need the state to help know how to dress my children appropriately for the weather, I don’t need the state to tell me how to feed my kids, I don’t need the state to help me figure out how to teach colors, or numbers or anything like that but … Continue reading →