Recent Education Blog | July 2009 PostsDoes Your Teen Drive to School?by Michele Cheplic21 Jul 2009 11:53 AMMy parents allowed my brothers and I to share a single vehicle while we were in high school. Three teens (and one tween, who insisted on tagging along) sharing one car--definitely not a pretty situation. Still, that one car provided my parents with freedom some moms and dads only dream of. Unique Back-to-School Buysby Michele Cheplic20 Jul 2009 08:55 PMBulletproof backpacks and "Slow Down" signs may not be on your child's school supply list, but you might consider investing in them anyway once you read the rest of this blog. BULLETPROOF BACKPACK Forget about having your child make a fashion statement with his backpack. Back-to-School Supplies: It's All About the Bagby Michele Cheplic19 Jul 2009 08:17 PMIf you don't know that back-to-school supplies are on sale right now, then you either don't have kids or you haven't been shopping in a while (or you haven't been reading my blog). Personally, even if I didn't have kids I would still hightail it to Wal-Mart (Kmart, Target, etc. Back-to-School Shopping Tipsby Michele Cheplic18 Jul 2009 08:12 PMSo much for summer! Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, heck, even my favorite supermarket have ditched their displays of sun chairs, sunscreen, sunglasses and sand toys to make way for back-to-school supplies. Kindergarten Teacher Arrested for Trashy Moveby Michele Cheplic17 Jul 2009 06:29 PMHmmm... guess I'll file this one under: Another reason I'm glad my daughter is attending half-day kindergarten this fall. Would You Allow Your Child to Live in a Co-ed Dorm Room?by Michele Cheplic15 Jul 2009 07:53 PMGiven that I spent my entire freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison holed up in a girls-only dorm affectionately (though, not accurately) known as the "Virgin Vault," my answer to the question posed in the title of this blog would be a resounding: "HELL NO!" But that's just me. Unexpected School: A Student's Worst Nightmareby Michele Cheplic09 Jul 2009 06:33 AMI guess I shouldn't be surprised that Wal-Mart has already started stocking its back-to-school supplies. So long beach towels and sun chairs. How NOT to Help Your Kid Get Into Collegeby Michele Cheplic04 Jul 2009 08:08 PMHere's some news that will help ease the guilt of all you parents who desperately want to give your children a leg up on the stiff competition that faces them on their journey to institutes of higher education. Recent Blog Comments K_REY_C says... "Yes, trust is a very important component of all of this." |
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