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How TAP Can Help Classrooms Across the Country

Jan

2013

My post today is an informative one rather than on the entertaining side as I wanted to share some information that I came across in the education arena with all our readers. As parents, we want our kids to get the best education available to them and the key to that education is getting them in front of the most talented and quality teachers available. Students and teachers need to be working together as a high performance team in the classroom to ensure success for both the educator and the student. According to research conducted by the National Institute for ...

Really, a 2 Minute Oral Report the Day After Halloween

Nov

2011

I love my kids teachers but I have to admit, they really pissed me off today. For weeks my youngest set of twins have been researching and a writing a biography report on someone they consider a hero that will ultimately lead them to standing up in front of their class for at least 2 minutes reciting it. They’ve been reading books and ‘googling’ their hero left and right. The rough drafts were written, the reports revised and the memorization was begun. They also had to come up with an outfit to wear to make themselves look like their heros. ...

Junior High Holiday Etiquette??? 2

Dec

2010

Ok, in elementary school I always had my kids bring in a holiday gift for their teachers, it was just a nice thing to do. Now that they are in junior high and have a boatlload of different teachers, what do you do for the holidays? Do you send in a gift for all of them? Do you not give them anything at all? Is a card sufficient? I even thought of baking cookies and giving them all a box of cookies but would they be appreciative? I’m reaching out to my fellow moms out there to get some advice on ...