Posts by aim4balance

Our childrens (9, 7, 4) small private school is REALLY small--as in, my 3rd grader is one of 6 kids, my 1st grader is one of 12, and my youngest is one of 16 in pre-K.  It is like this warm, kind, caring family.  It is a...

I switched my oldest son from a very large and academically driven public school to a small private school last year, partway through the year in 2nd grade, and while it is not high school, it went smoothly.  And while I'm very...

I'm glad you liked the first part of it, mammal_mama.  I have forwarded it to as many people as I can...it has totally reawakened my desire to pull my kids out of school and unschool.  The guy that gave the talk has been very...

Didn't know if anyone here has seen this yet: http://www.educationfutures.com/2012/10/19/what-if-schools-trust-us/

I am definitely not pro homework, but I went from being no-homework to not minding what we get. In my reading about no-homework though I found that there are NO classes being taught at the bachelors or masters level that instructs...

This is a good thread. My ds had to do "research papers" in K (he is now 8). I am not even joking, but I'm also putting research papers in quotations for a reason. They were Kindergardeners, for crying out loud! I loved his K...

hi aisforazebra, do you mind me interrupting your thread to ask how you like wilmington?  is your little one in school?  I was curious about the cost of living (house range for middle class), public school or private schools,...

thanks for your input beanma!  I still hope some wilmington area mommas also chime in.

Hello, I'd love any and all thoughts from people who live(d) there.  What are the public schools like, job availability?  For our kids and also b/c dh is a public high school teacher; I work in public health research....

Kathryn no thats not what I meant, I was just trying to address your post is all :)   blessedwithboys I wasn't asking about scientific studies, but your personal experience if anything you felt worked when you talked to...