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Send Home Projects as Extra Credit

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In a previous article I discussed teachers assigning send home projects. These were the more lengthy projects that children were to complete at home along with the help of a parent. In that article I gave some pros and cons of assigning send home projects. Not long after that article was written, one hallway of my school was filled with castles. Some of the castles were very elaborate. All of the castles, except for one, looked as if much time was put into their making. Some of the castles were made from painted cardboard, some from wood. Some had small … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: March 30 – April 4

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This week’s topics in Education at families.com took on a wide range in interests. The topic of send home projects was evaluated along with tips for teachers, thoughts on high schools, and the effects of a teacher strike. Check out for more information below if you missed out on an article this week. Sunday, March 30 Pros and Cons of Send Home Projects This article took a look into both sides of teachers sending home projects for students to complete. The article looks into the projects from both the teacher and the parent perspective. As with most topics, there are … Continue reading →

School Projects

I was going to write that we haven’t been having a whole lot of fun around here lately. My fourth graders have been very busy with research projects. They worked a little bit on them over spring break, but not as much as they should have. They have a wonderful teacher this year who has them very inspired so that not just any old poster with information will do. Instead they’ve made documentary movies, three dimensional displays, PowerPoint presentations, and dioramas. All of this project making hasn’t left any room for fun. In fact, their projects haven’t left any room … Continue reading →

Pros and Cons of Send Home Projects

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There are a few teachers that I know that enjoy having their students complete “send home” projects. These projects typically involve both the student and the parents completing some type of activity or craft. These “send home” projects can be lengthy. The teachers usually allow the students at least one weekend to get them completed. Some teachers assign the project a week or more before it is due. Some of the projects can be very time consuming for families. Some can even be costly. In some cases the parents end up doing much of the work and the child does … Continue reading →

Follow-up and Follow Through is Critical

If someone was to ask me what I think is the most important element in business (and one that I struggle the most with) I would have to say follow-up. In this busy, hectic, time-poverty world we live in—it can be so common to let things fall off of our plates instead of trying to keep up with all those projects and prospects. The most successful businesses are those where follow-up and follow through are the orders of the day… I’ve already confessed that this one can be tough for me personally—I really do get overwhelmed and have found that … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Then and Now

This post is for new and prospective homeschoolers trying to get a handle on how to start homeschooling. When I began homeschooling, I read at least 30 books on how to homeschool, how homeschooling went, and how homeschooling should go. All of these books were good and valuable, but after homeschooling for 4 years now, I look back and shake my head. Following all of the advice in those older and often outdated books is akin to feeding my child milk from a bottle because my mother fed me that way. Here are some differences between homeschooling then, and now. … Continue reading →