Just a Mom 06/03/2016 “Ma’am, your son has thrown tantrums to the point that I threaten to take him to the principal’s office at least once a week, usually more,” my son’s teacher said to me over the phone. “It’s almost the end of the school year. Why didn’t you tell me?” “Every time I say I’m going to send a note home to his mom, he throws a bigger fit.” “So, you’re letting a third grader manipulate you.” I started getting angry at the incompetence of a grown adult. “I have twenty-one other students in my READ MORE
“Ma’am, your son has thrown tantrums to the point that I threaten to take him to the principal’s office at least once a week, usually more,” my son’s teacher said to me over the phone. “It’s almost the end of the school year. Why didn’t you tell me?” “Every time I say I’m going to send a note home to his mom, he throws a bigger fit.” “So, you’re letting a third grader manipulate you.” I started getting angry at the incompetence of a grown adult. “I have twenty-one other students in my
Books and the Imaginations of Children 05/13/2016 Graeme Whiting, headmaster of The Acorn School in the UK has come under fire recently for a recent blog post on dark literature for children, including Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I understand and agree with a few of his points regarding protecting the mind of a child, which is a beautiful thing. I understand and agree when he wrote, “Imagination is so rich and important that I cannot understand why any parent would not actively prevent exposure to modern-world electronic gadgets, READ MORE
Graeme Whiting, headmaster of The Acorn School in the UK has come under fire recently for a recent blog post on dark literature for children, including Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I understand and agree with a few of his points regarding protecting the mind of a child, which is a beautiful thing. I understand and agree when he wrote, “Imagination is so rich and important that I cannot understand why any parent would not actively prevent exposure to modern-world electronic gadgets,
