Posted by Chip on August 23, 2011
Over the next three weeks around the country, students begin another school year. For many families the first day of school feels more like the beginning of a new year than does January 1st.
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Posted by Chip on August 25, 2010
Just to get everybody in a school frame of mind—a short quiz.
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Posted by Chip on September 24, 2008
Over the years, I’ve come to call this time of year in school “the honeymoon period.” For better or worse (pun intended), children and teachers tend to be on their best behavior as they navigate the waters of their new learning community together.
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Posted by Chip on August 26, 2008
As parents and as teachers, we’re especially aware as a new school year starts of the importance of the teacher-student relationship. It’s at the forefront of our children’s minds, too: ”Who will be my new teacher?” they ask. “Will my teacher be strict? Will she like me?”
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Posted by Chip on August 21, 2008
As you ready your child for the first day of school this year, your thoughts naturally turn to all the things you hope for and worry about with regard to this particular precious and wondrous mystery you wake up most mornings and tuck into bed many a night. Maybe you make a list, at least [...]
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Posted by Chip on August 4, 2008
Truth of the matter is, we Americans have too much stuff. Look around at home and school—it’s hard to keep it all organized! There’s never enough storage space, and we’re not very good at giving or throwing away things we might just need some day. But summertime offers a great opportunity for tag sales—a terrific [...]
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