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Mom, what if I don’t get into the high class?

May 22, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Number 3 is in the middle of standardized testing at school. He came home last week really worried. “Mom, my teacher told me that if we didn’t get a high score we wouldn’t get put in the high classes next year.” Ugh. “But she said if we aren’t in a high class one year, we can […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: AP, master's degree, mental health and children, middle school, standardized testing, stress, stress in preteens, yoga

Dear Teachers

August 24, 2013 by not your average mom 88 Comments

Dear Teachers, As we enter another school year, I want to take a minute to write you this note and let you know how much I appreciate what you are about to embark upon with my children. But first, a little story. My favorite, and most influential, teacher of all time was my 5th grade […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: CMT's, Common core, Dear Teachers, first day of school, practice prompts, scores, standardized testing, testing

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