Study: Teacher, Parental Involvement Trump Peer Pressure
Even if your eye-rolling, back-talking teenagers don’t seem to listen to you, keep communicating with them as your influence is more important than relationships with peers, according to a new study...
View ArticleShould Parents Be Allowed to Pick Their Children’s Teachers?
I don’t think they should and my feelings were confirmed by this Associated Press story: After doing some research, including sitting in on classrooms, Valerie Gilbert thought she knew which...
View ArticleWeekly Parenting News Roundup
Cross-posted at Daily Kos. What’s up? Our Erika had a compelling piece on whether it is okay for someone in public to berate a parent for hitting his or her child. Check out the New York Times story...
View ArticleBack-To-School Corner
Anne Fitten Glenn — aka “Edgy Mama” — wrote about kids’ back-to-school nightmares. As a kid, I used to have the one that I did not do my homework and failed the class. (Yes, I was a nerd.) In college,...
View ArticleStupid Homework
My kids’ school just switched to the Everyday Math program. Normally, I don’t get really involved in curricular matters even though I’m and educator. I’ve always taken the position that the teachers...
View ArticleCanadian Parents Negotiate “No Homework” Agreement
We have discussed the mounting piles of homework and debated their value several times here at MotherTalkers. One Canadian family – lawyers, unsuprisingly – have taken their objections to homework to a...
View ArticleWeekly Parenting News Roundup
Cross-posted at Daily Kos. What’s up all? My family is in the thick of the holiday season, which means back-to-back birthday parties for kids with November and December birthdays plus holiday parties....
View ArticleThe Homework Myth
One would think that I would look forward to my first grader getting off the bus each day, and spending time together. I do and I don’t. Of course, I love to see him, but I also know what the rest of...
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Review: Race to Nowhere
The other night I trekked down to Cupertino, California, to watch the documentary Race to Nowhere. As you may recall, I blasted it in an open thread for being a movie about “high-achieving parents and...
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Monday Morning Open Thread
What’s up? Oh my gawd, people, I am back to the homework wars. Last night, DH and I checked Ari’s homework and it was only halfway done. If we hadn’t reminded him, none of it would have been done for...
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