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You Don’t Grow A Garden — Or A Child — Inside

October 2, 2015 by not your average mom 11 Comments

Our kids finished up their fifth week of school today. This year we have a junior, a fifth grader, a fourth grader, a first grader, a kindergartner, and a preschooler. And I’m concerned about kindergarten again. It has nothing to do with the teacher. I’m more concerned with what kindergarten has become here in Connecticut and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: candy land, dirt, fingernails, homework, kindergarten, play, swings

Maybe Some Of The (Unnecessary) Pressure Is Coming From Us

May 21, 2015 by not your average mom 6 Comments

On Tuesday while I was volunteering at the polls for our town budget referendum, a woman asked me a question about how the schools were addressing, in her words, “the huge amount of stress that students are under.” I didn’t really have a good answer for her. For two reasons. One, I have no idea […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: college, homework, perfectionism and kids, putting pressure on kids, too much homework

An Open Letter To My Children’s Teachers Regarding Homework

September 19, 2014 by not your average mom 20 Comments

Dear Teachers, I used to be one of you. Overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated. For ten years, up until I got married, I was an elementary school teacher. Back in those single days, before I had kids of my own, I felt pretty strongly about homework. Kids should have it. They should get used to it. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: homework

This year things will be different. My pledge for this school year.

August 18, 2014 by not your average mom 2 Comments

School starts in a little more than ten days. Every September I do the same thing. I vow to start the school year off differently. And then I disappoint myself by not following through. This year will be different. This year I will not disappoint myself. Because this year I will be realistic. Here is […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: calendar, chaos coordinator, Columbus Day, first day of school, homework, kitchen, lunches, merch by amazon, my pledge for the school year, organized

I found something I hate more than emptying the dishwasher.

February 7, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: golden ticket, homework, homework pass, mom, mom blog, mommy blog

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