Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Parenting

  • Support your teacher — Support your school

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    I just read an interview with educator Alfie Kohn that I highly recommend. In one short interview, he clearly and logically explains the fundamental problems with the approach to public education taken not only by the Republican administration responsible for No Child Left Behind, but also continued by Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. If…

  • Summer screen time

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    We’ve always been pretty restrictive of screen time for our kids. The first studies showing the ill effects of screen time were just coming out when my son was a baby, and TV has never become a part of our family’s life. We simply forget to turn it on. Computers, however, are another thing altogether.…

  • Digital delights for the family

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    I’ve been noticing lately not how the digital world has been intruding upon our lives, but rather, how it’s been helping. We recently went on a long trip and I definitely noticed how our lives have been changed by digital devices and media. Connections One way that digital devices and media have changed our lives…

  • More than just soccer

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    I have written before about how much I love the folks at Santa Cruz Soccer Camp. This year, we’re at it again. Energy Girl, a.k.a. my 8-year-old, wouldn’t dream of  a summer without at least two weeks spent with Bill, Katie, and the rest of the gang out at Delaveaga Park. I don’t know what…

  • Classmate envy

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    I just responded to a come-on from my undergraduate university. I don’t usually do that. This time, it enticed me to sign up for the alumni magazine digitally. Well, why not? Sometimes I’m out with my kids, and I’m just feeling too good about myself. I get a few minutes to read, so I might…