I was recently chatting with a friend whose child is attending a “school readiness” program at a private school. She joked that she wasn’t really sure what that actually involved. I said that I felt the title was quite misleading as many parents enrol their…
I recently spoke with a school teacher who was looking forward to retiring. After a little probing she reluctantly admitted that she wasn’t enjoying teaching anymore. She said, “kids these days have little respect for adults and each other. They just aren’t very nice kids”.…
I don’t think homeschooling is for everyone. In fact, I didn’t think it was for me. I wrote about modern mothers choosing to homeschool last year. Homeschooling has always intrigued me but I never thought I would actually take the plunge. I was concerned my kids would…