Clik here to view.
Classroom Environment (Solutions 5 and 6)
We’ve hit the halfway mark on the top-ten list! When I started thinking about writing-up this next solution, it made some sense to me to combine it with another. Both have to do with the classroom and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Norms and Expectation (Solutions 7 & 8)
Whether it’s in school, the workplace, within the community as a whole or at home in a marriage, the world is coed, and boys and girls would benefit from strengthening their skills to work and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Kind of Help We All Can Do Without
We have reached a turning point at my house. I am beginning to realize that my kids’ attempts at asserting their independence are producing some positive results. Well….at least some of the time, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kindergarten Round-Up
I’ve come to realize that I don’t do well with infinite choices. I can’t stand restaurants with huge, long menus. Picking paint colors for the house has always given me anxiety. And I would never be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lego Friends Misses the Mark on Friendships
I hold my memories of working at Gray Elementary School very close to my heart. It was (and still is) a fabulous Chicago Public School, with passionate and innovative teachers and supportive and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Reasons Girls & Boys Should Play Together
The following statement is neither profound nor surprising, but here it is anyway: Boys and girls don’t spend a whole lot of time with each other. There’s no doubt that same-gender peer groups are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Be Impeccable With Your Words”
No Name-Calling Week: January 23-27, 2012 It’s No Name-Calling Week, a week dedicated to bringing national attention to the problem of name-calling in our schools. Inspired by James Howe’s young adult...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lawn Chairs, Dirt Bikes, Good and Bad Ideas: Friends as Influences
Headed out of our neighborhood last weekend with both kids, my husband rounded a corner and came to an abrupt stop. Four boys around the age of 11 sat in lawn chairs placed strategically across the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
He’s not my boyfriend, he’s my buddy.
There was a struggle at bedtime at my house the other night, but it didn’t involve the usual “one more story,” stalling or “can I have a glass of water?” Nope. The struggle went a little like this:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections From A Former Elementary School Teacher
It’s three weeks into this school year, and I’m settling into this new role as an elementary school parent. I have to say, being on this side of the classroom door has been a tremendous eye-opener....
View Article
