Tag: teachers
Gifts for Teachers & Other Important People in Your Life
Needing gifts for teachers or other important people in your family's life, but unsure as to what to get someone that they will actually...
A Letter of Appreciation to Teachers
For months, debates have raged on regarding school re-opening plans. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and a strong one at that.
The implications of...
Teacher Mom Fail
Running late as usual, I recently took my son to his Parents Day Out orientation. The director asked if I had a specific form...
Teachers (And Schools) Need Love, Too!
There are a lot of really important relationships in life, from your spouse to your best girlfriends to the person who cuts your hair....
Dear Teachers
Dear Teachers,
In just a few short days your quiet, tranquil lives will be overhauled into a world of chatter, giggling, and little faces galore....
Life as a Teacher Mom
There are all sorts of things that go along with being a momma. I think I could list them, but it would go on...
3 Tips to Connect with Your Child’s Teacher
Confession: I'm a total teacher dork and after a long break (which does seem to go by way too quickly) I love back to school time!...
Is Anyone Listening to Me?
This is painful for me to admit, but here it goes: my kids don’t listen to me.
There. I said it. I am completely embarrassed...
A Note from Your Child’s Teacher
5…4…3…2…1…Happy new (school) year! Seeing the new boxes of crayons and glue sticks in the stores is my cue to start making my new...
Lessons from the Classroom: How Teaching Prepared Me for Parenthood
During my first years of teaching, I frequently reassured myself that the classroom management trials I was facing were preparing me for parenthood one...
Parent-Teacher Conferences: The Unspoken Truth
Parent-Teacher Conferences are just around the corner.
What if I told you that bubbling right below the surface is a conversation that your child's teachers would...
Stepping Out of the Boat: Facing My First Day Jitters
As a teacher, the surprise ending of the children’s book First Day Jitters always brings a smile to my face. Amidst all the back...
5 Questions to Help with Daycare Transitions
Late last year, my husband and I started the search for a new daycare for our daughter (now 2.5). While some parents dread the...
The Way Moms Work: A 3-Cups-of-Coffee Kind of Day
To celebrate the different expressions of how moms work, the KCMB series "The Way Moms Work" follows the many ways we work in a single day. We...
Why We Didn’t Redshirt Our Kindergartner
Years ago, if you turned five years old by the school cut-off, your parents sent you up the stairs of the bus with a...