Mobile Learning Devices in My Son’s 5th Grade Classroom

Earlier this week I attended a special PTA meeting at my 10yo son’s elementary school. It was to introduce us parents to an exciting new opportunity our 5th grade students will have...

Why I Sometimes Wish We Homeschooled

I had a surprising conversation with my 7th grade daughter the other day.  While she was playing with her 3yo brother, she said, “You know, if we were homeschooled, we’d have...

CLOSED: Back to School with STAPLES and DoSomething.org {Spotlight & Giveaway}

Back to School season is really more of a marathon than a sprint.  Even if school has already started for you, chances are you’re still collecting items from the teacher’s...

Bright, Shiny Future for Sale

My oldest daughter is a sophomore in high school, and I knew to expect the flood of college brochures and postcards we’d start getting in the mail toward the end of this school...

What Do You Think When I Say “PTA?”

Everyone seems to have an opinion, a story, or at the very least a reaction to the phrase “PTA.”  I know I’ve been sounding off via Twitter and a few blog post mentions...

Life on the :30′s

2:30PM – pick up 6th grader and 7th grader at jr high 3:30PM – pick up 3rd grader at elementary school 5:30 – pick up 10th grader from marching band practice at high...

Back to School with Office Max and Peter Walsh {Spotlight}

I used to treat the first day of school like a finish line – the whole idea was to get every pencil bought and sharpened, every blouse purchased and pressed so that we could sprint...

Fit to Print

edited to add:  OH NO!  I don’t want this post to scare anyone away from joining PTA!  Do it!  They NEED you!  I’m just at a school where (a) I’m on the board, not a...