The Gift of Thanks
The joy of substituting, every once in a while, you reach someone and help them to understand concepts in review when the teacher leaves work. High school geometry. Multi-step word …
Nature, quiet?!
Friends will ask us how we can camp every summer out in nature where it is so quiet at night. First, I try to explain that with our crew it …
All the Classroom’s a Stage: Third Grade Thespians
Children are natural born actors. Think about it. Aren’t children always looking for an audience? A two-year-old follows you around to give her rendition of “tantrum” or a nine-year-old offers …
The Need for a Fourth Grade Math Tutor
From competence to incompetence. The difference a substitute day can make. Like I said before, I always try to demonstrate to students on the board how to do the mathematical …
Learning from My Journey
Starting college can be difficult. But starting college at 40 while still raising five children can seem impossible. It is not. Find some tips on how I accomplished this feat in my recent Business Insider article.
Helping kids become campers takes time. But it can be done. See how in my recent Business Insider article. I continue to write Parenting articles for Business Insider and share the links in my newsletters.