Have you seen the Boston Globe article about how babies learn? The 2011 article, “A Squeeze, a Squeak, a Glimpse of Learning,” provides fascinating insight into how young children learn — and why, perhaps, our schools aren’t as effective as they could be. In one
Have you seen the Boston Globe article about how babies learn? The 2011 article, “A Squeeze, a Squeak, a Glimpse of Learning,” provides fascinating insight into how young children learn — and why, perhaps, our schools aren’t as effective as they could be. In one
My 13- year-old son is wearing my prom dress, a pink, sparkly thing straight out of the 1990s. For some reason, my Mom held onto that dress for 20+ years. It hung in her closet, unloved, in limbo, for all those years. I certainly never
Bullying has been in the news a lot. Despite parents’ and teachers’ efforts to the contrary, bullying continues to exist, just as it has for, well, millenia. And while almost everyone now agrees that bullying needs to be stopped, I’m not sure sure we’ve figured
I have stumbled onto a treasure trove of information. Today, in my inbox, I found a press release announcing the launch of The Boys Initiative, a “national campaign to address alarming negative trends in recent years pertaining to boys’ educationl achievement and social adjustment.” As
Tomorrow, we begin a new phase of our educational journey. For the past six years, my boys have been homeschooled. We pulled Boy #1 out of school halfway through first grade; he’s now in 7th. Boys #2 and #3 have never been to school, except
The headline last night — “Armed student reportedly holding high school classroom hostage in Wisconsin” — took my breath away. I live in Wisconsin. And I still desperately want to believe that things like that don’t happen in Wisconsin. But they do. As you now
The turkey is in the brine, the pies are on the front porch and my sister, thankfully, is bringing the potatoes. My home is not clean; it’s presentable. The boys helped me vacuum and dust (the downstairs) and the toys — well, the toys remain
School is a struggle for many boys. But that doesn’t mean your sons are doomed to a lifetime of sub-par academic achievement. The key is understanding your son. What makes him tick? How does he learn? What obstacles are blocking his success? Alexandra Mayzler, founder
Yep, things look different around here. I’d been using a free blog template for almost two years, but the designer no longer has access to those images. So out with the old, in with the new! The only problem is, I’m not sure what the
Ever notice how certain obsessions come and go? For awhile, Boy #2 was obsessed with dinosaurs. Then he switched to butterflies. (Go figure.) Some days, the Tonka trucks are in style. Other days, they’re not. The latest obsessions at my house are Lincoln logs, sand
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