Yesterday was one of those “kicking the dog” days. A day when everyone is pissed off for one reason, and takes it out on someone else for an entirely different reason, with the result being that everyone is unhappy. A club that interests C. was holding a meeting after school, which meant she was going [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Kicking the Dog
Posted in Home Life on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
School Fees: Automatic Teller Mom and Dad
Posted in In the News, School, tagged education, Fees, MCPS, School, school fees on September 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Jay Mathews is the latest to write about the school fees issue. While Fees Shouldn’t Keep Kids from Sports, Activities focuses on the practices of the Little League organization, he references an August 31 piece by his Post colleague Daniel De Vise, Public School Fees Wear on Montgomery Parents. Mathews writes: This two-faced Little League [...]
Some Levity from the NYTimes
Posted in School, tagged education, humor, PTA, School on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings, Parents By BRUCE HANDY A mock registration form in time for the new school year. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/08/opinion/20080908_opart.html
Mother on Fire: Sandra Tsing Loh
Posted in In the News, School, tagged education, Gifted, profoundly gifted, sandra tsing loh, School on September 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m an NPR head. It’s what I wake up to in the morning. It’s the pre-set station on my car’s radio. Diane Rehm and All Things Considered and Morning Edition and This American Life and everything in between kept me company and kept me sane in those early years when I was home with babies/toddlers/small [...]
Middle School Back to School Night – First Foray
Posted in School, tagged MCPS, middle school on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
M.’s Back to School night arrived remarkably early–September 4. (I don’t ever recall one being this early.) After trying to find parking in the narrow residential streets (and being waved off by one homeowner) I hustled to the school and got in line for M.’s schedule and the school map. As I looked around, I [...]
Compare and Contrast: The Post vs. MCPS Spin
Posted in In the News, School, tagged achievement gap, Jerry Weast, MCPS, red zone, SAT on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whew, all this political craziness stuff, plus some doings at work have had me neglecting my blogging this week. So I’m just now combing through my feed reader, reading old newspapers, and formulating some posts for the coming days. And what was one of the first things to catch my eye? Why, this story in [...]
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