“The Basics” & society’s changing expectations

If parents and educators want to stress more of “the basics” in public schools, something is going to have to give because the school day and the school curriculum are just too crowded. It’s odd, really, how people will complain that the education system does not respond to public input and pressure when, in actual fact, [...]

Parents are their child’s best advocate!

Make no mistake, sometimes politics is personal. The best advocate a child can have is his or her own parent. I say “parent” because usually, even in two parent families, only one parent has the time to put into this time-consuming task. Of course, if a two-parent family, usually both parents attend meetings together. And, [...]