school

Open House Night at School

Two nights ago our elementary school held their annual Open House, where we found out about plans for the year,…

12 years ago

Becoming a Behavior Detective and Advocating for My Daughter at School

The start of each school year brings anxiety for any parent and child, I think. But when your child has…

13 years ago

Back To School, Back To Routine

Yesterday was the first day back to school for my two. Cue angels singing, right? It's no surprise that I…

13 years ago

School’s (Almost) Out

In our area, school usually doesn't wrap up until the Thursday of the first week of June. Due to the…

13 years ago

Twice Execeptional: Twice the Fun, Twice the Challenge

I generally get nervous when I see the elementary school's phone number appear on our caller ID. In the past…

13 years ago

What’s In A Name?

Yesterday as I was driving the kids home from school, somehow the topic in the car shifted to names.Mira: "Mommy,…

13 years ago

Shaking Up The IEP With A Frankenschedule

Two weeks ago we had our annual IEP meeting for Cordelia with her teachers and support staff. After the problems…

13 years ago

Busywork Backlash

How do you know when your super-smart second grader has reached her limit of doing worksheets at school?When you get…

13 years ago

"Worst Child" and Continuing School Problems

We have been so lucky thus far in Cordy's education. When she was diagnosed with autism, we were lucky to…

13 years ago

Fighting Inner Demons and Zombies

We're several weeks into the new school year now, and for the most part it's gone well. We had bus…

13 years ago