Modern Mom Blogger, Andrea Benton, posted an article titled Why Parents Should Pay More for Educational Apps. While it’s probably not the best lead-in title for someone like me (read: frugal), it still piqued my interest so I read on. In her post, Ms. Benton cites three main points: 1) Apps cost money to make….
In order to bring some meaningful traffic to my blog, I have been participating in online mom communities like Mamapedia and Modern Mom. It’s fascinating to me the questions that people have about all sorts of topics. Today, one such question got my attention: “What is the proper etiquette for gift-giving? Do you give gifts…
My kids are 5 and 2.5 years old, and I am a chronic sufferer of momnesia. If you’re a mom, you may know all too well what I’m referring to. And the more kids you have the stronger your momnesia. I go downstairs to the kitchen and stare at the cabinets wondering for what reason…
One of the things I quickly learned as a school administrator is that kids enter kindergarten with a wide range of abilities and with differing degrees of background knowledge. This doesn’t mean that those that don’t know are dumb, and equally, it doesn’t mean that those that do know are gifted, although those parents like…
There is absolutely nothing more complicated in middle and high school than scheduling. Whether it’s scheduling for athletics, use of rooms/meeting space, or bus scheduling, it’s all ridiculously complicated. And the larger the school, the more students; the more students, the more teachers, and staff; And thus, the ever more complicated scheduling becomes. Above all,…