Category: Education
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Homeschooling role models
In the line of succession for New Yorkers, I’m second. It’s not bad being second — my husband reads fast. My mom is third, and she has to depend on me to read the darn things and then get them to her in order. My brother apparently gets the dregs from her. I’m guessing for…
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Pay to play doesn't pay
I’m working on an article about a fabulous new program that’s happening at Aptos High. Those of you in the PVUSD district might remember vaguely, years ago when money seemed to flow rather than get spit out in spurts of IOUs, that we voted for a bond measure that upgraded the facilities at Aptos High.…
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Is it kids, parents, society, the water?
I keep a little virtual sticky note on my computer of ideas for my blog. A long-running idea is summed up with “kids are different these days,” something someone said to me. I’ve been pondering it. Clearly something is different, but what is it? A friend e-mailed me because she saw a banner ad on…
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Budgetary thoughts
Just a few thoughts before I go help my six-year-old make dinner. (She chose the menu and did the shopping!) A writing friend e-mailed me this very sensible proposal: I hope that this budget / tax shakeout may turn out to be good for us long term. I would like to see all levels of…
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Summer reading!
My kids and I went down to the library today to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. This is a yearly treat for my kids: they love to read, and someone pays them to do it! How it works is the kids record what they’ve read through the…