by Laurie | Aug 29, 2017 | Colleges & Universities, Public School, Race Experience
(None of My Brothers or Sister Went College…and that is Truly a Shame) The only stress that rivals back-to-school time, is apply-to-college time. For some families, college applications are the culmination of a decade (or more) of preparation, for others,...
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 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...
by Laurie | Aug 16, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Public School, Race Experience
Excerpt from: The March Begins …I think I can actually smell the hair products, the cold sweats, hear the joyful laughter as well as the well rehearsed inspirational “welcome back” and “looking ahead” assembly speeches and intercom...
