Learning Curves: Navigating Success is an Education for Parents
“Did you cry?” friends asked about the college graduation of my oldest child, Nick.
Back-to-School Lunch Ideas
I have a love/hate thing with back to school. I love the additional free time, but I hate not seeing my kids for 7 hours. I love that no one is standing in front of the open refrigerator shouting: “What’s for lunch?” But I hate packing the same things over and over again. Here are […]
Drinking Age Is Debated At New Trier
From allowances and curfew times to who gets the car this weekend, the unresolved debates between parents and high schoolers are plentiful. One particularly hot issue involving parents and teens is whether or not the drinking age should be lowered. Donald Zeigler, a representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Alex Koroknay-Palicz of the […]
The Most Effective Homework: Advise From Expert Dr. Harris Cooper
How much homework is too much? What is a parent’s most appropriate role?
Fluent at 4! - Language Immersion for Children
Jimmy Wilson of Chicago may only be three years old, but he’s already speaking French, his second language. He can’t wait to attend his French program each week, greeting his teacher with an enthusiastic, “Bonjour!” From the moment he walks in the door until he says, “Au revoir!” everything he does is in French […]
A Teacher I'll Never Forget
“Look at my nose.” The eyes of 25 15-year-old girls looked up and blinked in disbelief.
