by Laurie | Aug 25, 2017 | Abused Children, Public School, Race Experience
(My Father is on the far left of the back row) In some families everyone is a cop, or a doctor, or in the military. Well, teacher families are a thing too. My children’s grandmother, grandfather, and mother all joined the education corps, so to speak. I can’t make...
by Laurie | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thankfully there are people who provide disparity for children who are marginalized. Some teachers, who are “naturals”, notice, relate, and provide connections even while plowing ahead with the curriculum. Sometimes these school-saviors wear a custodial uniform,...
by Laurie | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Studies on brain development in children, verify that younger brains gather, categorize, and build on information (what we refer to as learning) at exponential rates compared to adults. In addition to learning how to talk, walk, eat with utensils, ties shoes, use the...
by Laurie | Aug 22, 2017 | Abused Children, Public School, Race Experience
Lovely bulletin boards, PTA fundraisers, and singing kids at assemblies aside; let us not be fooled…shit-showiness is always present to one degree or another. I support public education. YES. I. DO. But the problems that schools have are the same problems that...
by Laurie | Aug 20, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Public School, Race Experience
It’s here…FINALLY! The fashion show of new outfits, the chatter on the playground, the hugging of friends reunited — all these eternal rituals unfold as the clock ticks down to the first bell of the 2017-2018 school year. Students’ anxiety, which hit when the...
