March 5, 2015 in Education, Inspiration
Every now and then something crosses my desk that leaves me awestruck by the stupidity of people. This week, it was another news piece about the case involving the Meitiv […]
February 5, 2015 in Education, Guatemala
Ours is a busy household, always. It can’t really be otherwise, with four kids, everyone schooling, three of us working, traveling more than average and endeavoring to build community and memories everywhere […]
January 22, 2015 in Education, Guatemala, Inspiration, North America, Travelogue
There are moments when I’m immensely proud of my children. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with who they are becoming. I like them. I think they’re interesting humans to […]
December 21, 2014 in Education, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue
My house is beautiful chaos right now. Hannah, Ezra and his new friend Ben, a young man he met at Tor’s place when he was building his drum, are sitting […]
September 10, 2014 in Education, Travelogue, United States
Can I make a confession? It’s hard for me to write in the mid-west. There are several reasons for this, not the least of which is that we go from […]
June 26, 2014 in Education
Years ago, in a particularly frustrating phase of parenthood when it seemed like I would never get my head above water, a wise mentor mama encouraged me with words that […]
June 19, 2014 in Education
It is a great sadness to me that the Arts are being pulled from public schools. With budget crunches, faced with the choice of fire a math teacher or let […]
June 12, 2014 in Education
There is a lot of talk in the business world about developing the culture of an organization. Thousands of dollars are spent on consultants whose sole purpose is to examine […]
June 5, 2014 in Education
June is graduation time for many families. Teens graduating high school. Young adults graduating from university. Kindergarteners graduating from their first attempts at formal education and into the long road […]
May 14, 2014 in Education
For many parents, simply the title of this article is enough to strike fear into their hearts. Writing. That hated high school subject. The chore most dreaded following Christmas (WRITING […]
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