Posted by admin on September 30th, 2008 in College, Education, Parenting, SAT
By the time a teenager gets to high school, they’ve already heard about the dreaded SAT. Anyone who has a teenager enrolled in school knows about it. Actually, let me re-phrase that. Anyone who has ever gone to school knows about it. Unfortunately, it has become a bigger than life test for most teens. It [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2008 in Education
Same Sex Education Conference Call Discussion
I was unable to participate in a great phone conference call this week. The subject was the pros and cons of same sex education. Although unable to participate (due to dreaded doctor’s appointment, that takes months to get!!) I have provided the audio recording of the conference call here for [...]
Posted by admin on September 24th, 2008 in Homework, Parenting, Sleep
I hear so much about sleep these days, particularly regarding teenagers. Every day, I hear or read something about sleep deprivation and specifically how teen-agers are not getting enough sleep. So, being a diligent parent I’ve tried to educate myself (call that: update my brain) on all the current research. I am now an expert [...]