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House Keeping: Ask A Teacher

February 28, 2010

I get a lot of comments on my columns and I thought I would do some follow -up. That is the point of this site. It is to inspire, help, and encourage. Yes, I know I sometimes make you angry but sometimes anger is thought provoking. It isn’t my intention to make anyone upset, but [...]

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Ask A Teacher- How do I focus on myself

February 7, 2010

Life is often strange when your life is an open book. When you have a website and you are out in the world of Facebook people contact you to become friends. I separate my personal facebook account from our professional fan page because that is what I have chosen to do. I was contacted this [...]

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Ask A Teacher- How can I help get my child ready for a test?

January 31, 2010

The answer is simple, preparation. The first thing you need to determine is how your child learns. Do they learn by looking, touching, or listening? Do they require multiple types of learning? Do they need information repeated over and over again or do they pick it up right away?
I will give you some hints to [...]

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Ask A Teacher: What kind of Homework is this?

January 24, 2010

As our children grow so does the complexity of their assignments. What do you do if you can’t help them with an assignment? The first step is to have an established relationship with the teacher. The next step is to ask questions prior to the night before the assignment is due. It is best to [...]

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Ask A Teacher: How do I Potty Train?

January 17, 2010

Here I go again! I am going to lay the foundation for potty training. My goal is to have my little one trained by the time she is 18 months. I am going to start now.
These are the steps that I will take:

Buy a doll that pees and poops
Place a potty seat in the bathroom [...]

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Ask a Teacher: Holiday money, now what?

December 31, 2009

This year we decided to focus on how to make DOLLARS out of CHANGE. The easiest way, in my opinion, is to start talking to your children about the value of money and teach them to save. My children received a lot of money for the holiday because I implement the one gift per child per [...]

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Ask A Teacher- 10 Family Fun Activities

December 24, 2009

So taking a break today…
Instead I am listing 10 fun activities to do if you are snowed in:
1)   Make snow cream, YUMMY!
2)   Put on some music and do puzzles
3)   Bake a treat
4)   Play board games or interactive games like Win, Loose, or Draw
5)   Let the kids “swim” in the tub
6)   Paint the snow. Take squirt [...]

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Ask a Teacher: Dress codes Yes or NO?

December 17, 2009

I love dress codes. I have to say, I have seen my share of inappropriate body parts over my career. I have had to call home when a 3rd grader went without underwear. How did I know? Well, she was telling everyone. I have seen bra straps, bras, bums, underwear, and bellies when I taught [...]

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Ask A Teacher: How do you keep a teen out of trouble?

December 10, 2009

The best way to keep any person out of trouble is to keep them busy. This does not mean drag them to every activity you want them to do. Rather it means help them find a passion. Then support this passion and enable your teenage to pursue their dreams. I came across this site that [...]

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