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Checklist for Career Discovery

Everyone loves a checklist. It is a neat and tidy way to stay organized, and when you are career hunting… staying organized is critical. Whether you are young and getting started or just going through a phase of self-discovery, use this list of concepts to get your juices flowing. Take out a pen and paper, and then be sure to answer each one of these checklist questions and exercises. • Describe your ideal job. Include as many details as possible and let your imagination flow. • Make a list of your priorities, this could include both professional and personal. Then … Continue reading →

High School – Get Involved

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As high school reunion time rolls around each year I hear the same conversations. There are those people who absolutely cannot wait to get back and talk with friends. They are right in the middle of all of the planning and meeting. Then there are people who know that they will not be attending and have no desire to do so. People have very different views on their high school years. I think that one factor in determining if you have an enjoyable high school career is involvement. People who are more involved in their high school activities are happier … Continue reading →

Students Driving to School

I can remember the dreaded horror of beginning my freshmen year by riding ‘the big yellow dog’, as high school students typically called it at the time. In my day, it was in no form cool to ride the bus to school. Fortunately, I had an older cousin attending and driving to the same high school, and I could catch a ride to school with her. Driving to school was the cool thing to do. Now as a parent, I am shocked at the many privileges and freedoms that children, including myself, were and still are given. I was a … Continue reading →

High School – A Time Of Self-Discovery

High school students have a lot of pressure on them today. They are expected to know exactly what it is they want to do with the rest of their life. With all of this pressure, they often forget to slow down and explore their options. High school is a wonderful time to try new things and learn new skills. High school is all about new experiences and self-discovery. If your child is all stressed out about the rest of their life, they may miss out on the opportunity before them. There are certain requirements that every student must meet in … Continue reading →

The Early Years: Teaching Reading

I vacillate between unschooling and a desire to bring formal school elements into my daughter’s life. This week, she has really taken to the school side of things, to phonics, much to my delight. At the end of last week we actually spent several hours on our phonics book at her request. During that time, she sounded out her first word. Granted, that word was only two letters, but she did it by herself instead of having me coach her. To me, that shows that she is beginning to understand the process of sounding out phonetic words. Although I know … Continue reading →

Intrapersonal Students

We know that it takes all types of people to make the world go around. Any person who works in education or with the public can likely state that indeed the world is full of all types of people. Understanding how people function can help us better education students. Each student must be dealt with on an individual basis. Not all students will learn in the same manner and at the same time. In one of my previous articles, I discussed the typical characteristics of an interpersonal student in the classroom. Today I will examine the intrapersonal student in the … Continue reading →

Making Sacrifices

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As parents, we make many sacrifices for our kids. I’m normally okay with that but I realized today that this is not one of those times. You see my birthday falls on Easter this year. It’s happened before. A few times it fell on Good Friday. At first, I was excited until I realized that my birthday celebration was going to be overshadowed by Easter festivities. I thought I could handle it but I am ready to have a big ole hissy fit pretty soon. I decided that I would celebrate on Saturday. That I would do something I wanted … Continue reading →

Toothless (1997)

This made-for-TV movie stars Kirstie Alley as Katherine Lewis, a single, lonely dentist who has become so wrapped up in her career that she’s never taken time for relationships. When a freak accident ends her life and she finds herself in Limbo Land, between earth and heaven/hell, she is anxious to do whatever she can to redeem herself. With that, she’s given the job of “Molar Procurement,” to discover that she is now the Tooth Fairy. After putting on the ridiculous costume (pink and white corseted dress, high button shoes, wand and crown) she must learn how to fly, which … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: Jan. 27 – Feb.2

Wow what a week! I celebrated the 100th day of school this week and then was out for two snow days!! The days off left a little extra time for writing blogs. Shannon Stepp and I are both new members to the families.com team of bloggers. I hope that you have been enjoying our views on education! Shannon and I have been busy trying to give you the most updated information from two very different ends of the education spectrum. I think we are making a great team with our opposite teaching experiences! Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Four Blocks: Writing … Continue reading →

Mainstreaming Our Learning Disabled Child

Yesterday we had our annual ARD Meeting for our high school freshman. For the first time, Randy was present. I enjoyed having him interact at the meeting. I was pleased with his behavior; he was well mannered, respectful and sat up straight, legs under the table. He displayed self-confidence and answered all questions in an easy manner. He made direct eye contact with everyone he spoke to at the table and displayed his charming smile when appropriate. We have come a long way since the first day, two and a half years ago, when I enrolled him in seventh grade. … Continue reading →