Archive for the 'backtoschool' Category

We are all graded

In elementary school, your childs grades will probably not show themselves as As and Bs but most likely Ss and Ns.
Elementary schools tend to avoid the labeling of grades.
It can be more difficult to find areas that your child needs help in.
When junior high and high school come along the grades [...]

Test Stress and Fears

Some people have a fear of tests.
For those of us that dont, it seems hard to understand.
Yet its important to be able to help your child if they have a fear or stress from taking tests.
Without some way to control this, they will [...]

Where to find time for Homework

As your children get older, or if you are returning to school, you might find that there is not enough time in the day to complete homework.
Ive just started back to school after an eight year gap, and I have experienced the stress in realizing that there are not enough hours in the [...]

Is too much homework a bad thing?

When one of my daughters was in third grade, my husband and I were sitting at parent teacher conference.
I was a little surprised when my husband asked the teacher to give our daughter more homework.
He didnt feel like she was being challenged enough.
I was also impressed, because I worked [...]

School books for college

Okay, before you head to the bookstore, have you been to the bank and been approved for a loan? Buying books can be like purchasing a major home appliance.
I was shocked to find that one French book was $175.
00.
Wow.
That is a weeks worth of groceries at my house, [...]

Preschool Goodbyes

Preschool can be very difficult for young children.
They dont have a concept of time, so it is hard for them to understand that they will be at the preschool for a portion of the day and then you will pick them up again.
Kids can have a difficult time letting their mom [...]

Teacher Recognition

My kids love to make a card for their new teacher at the beginning of the school year.
This might be viewed as a form of brown-nosing, but since they came up with the idea on their own, I figured it was probably innocent.
They do the same thing for their piano and [...]

Makeover Overload

Something about being a parent makes us want to give our children more.
If we stopped to think about it, wed probably wonder what we were thinking.
We can get really out of hand sometimes.
On the first day of first grade for my daughter, I walked her to her classroom.
She [...]

College for Oldies

The kids are older.
You are older.
You have more time on your hands.
You decide that its time to go back to school and finish your degree.
Now what? There are several choices to consider.
First, youll need to research the schools in your area to find what [...]

Clothes on a budget

The kids have grown several inches, their pants are all worn out, their jacket sleeves reach just below their elbows, and their shoes have holes in them.
You have to go school shopping, but you want to stick to a budget youve got other kids to buy for also.
As a family [...]