** This is an oldie I published two years ago. Unfortunately... not much has changed. ** I've thought about this for years. And years. And surprisingly not been overly vocal about it. But after parent conferences, a thought would always cross my mind. Why can't parents be ...
Long before I became a teacher, I was a daughter. I was a bit difficult. I stretched my parent's limits, to say the least. But one thing I always knew for certain was that I was loved. I always tell people that I had a "Leave it to Beaver" childhood. For those that don't remember the series, that simply means that I had a blessed and wonderful childhood. I spent my days exploring, playing, ...
We need to teach our kids how to fail. For too long, we have protected our kids from failure. Our society is focused on the winners and we want to make sure our child is one of them. A winner. But the truth remains that everyone can't be a winner. Our kids ...
