Over Christmas, my family and I watched It's a Wonderful Life.  Me, for the millionth time, my youngest for the first (at least the first that she could understand a tiny bit of).  How can I be watching something and simultaneously have so many other pictures and memories of other Christmases flashing through my mind? … Continue reading What are your favorite New Year’s traditions?

I grew up a huge baseball fan.  I watched it on tv, listened to games on the radio until way past my bedtime (because I was convinced that if I turned it off, I would jinx my Yankees), I visited the ballpark multiple times a year.  I grew up hearing stories of my dad’s baseball … Continue reading 3 Reasons why kids hate writing

Take a moment to think about it... What is the purpose of education? Why do we need to be educated? Don’t read on until you have your answer. Got it?  Ok, keep reading. There was a time when the purpose of education was to learn “stuff”.   We needed a way to preserve knowledge.  Like … Continue reading What is education for?

In one word: Autonomy.  That’s it.  Give your child control over his learning. Ok, don’t freak out.  I can just hear some of you.  You don’t know my child.  If I give him an inch when it comes to his work, he will do anything BUT what he’s supposed to do!  Yep. Mine too.  But … Continue reading The secret to getting your kids to fall in love with learning (or at least not complain as much as they used to)