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The Squeaky Wheel: Tactics (and Pitfalls) of Advocating for Your Kids in School |
When Susan and her husband saw their son’s first report card, they were shocked: a string of Bs and Cs littered the page. |
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How To Talk To Your Child's Teacher |
A meeting between you and your child’s teacher can be a powerful tool for helping your child succeed in school. |
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An Educational Reality Check |
At long last, this year marks my complete immersion in the public school system. That’s because my youngest is starting kindergarten, so I will no longer have one foot calmly rooted in private preschool while the other tries to dance through the intricacies of public school. Not that... |
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WHEN PUBERTY MEETS MENOPAUSE: The Hair Edition |
Last week I chatted with our 17-year old son, whom we’ll call Deathmetal, and his friend C-Squirrel in the kitchen after school. |
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My American Dream |
An American Dream is happiness, success, prosperity, helping people, and having equal opportunities. |
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A Perfect Day in Wimberley |
Wimberley is one of those towns whose considerable charms keep unfolding, and taking the time to uncover those charms makes for the perfect weekend or day trip. |
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Preschoolers Collect Teddy Bears for Abused and Neglected Children |
Everyone knows a teddy bear can be a kid’s best friend. But for children who have been removed from their homes as a result of abuse or neglect, it also can offer security during a scary time. |
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New Grant Aims to Reach Kids With Poor Vision |
One quarter of kids in kindergarten through sixth grades have vision problems that are severe enough to impede their learning, according to the American Public Health Association. Problem is, parents often don’t know their kids aren’t seeing properly. |
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Help Provide School Supplies to Needy Kids! |
The Round Rock Partners in Education Foundation is looking for some enthusiastic kids and their parents to help purchase, organize and distribute school supplies to needy kids. |
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Highland Park Elementary Teacher Wins National Honor |
Sally Hunter’s hard work with kids has drawn national attention: the National Council for the Social Studies named her its Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year! |
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Round Rock Teacher Testifies Before Congress |
Canyon Vista Middle School Principal Barbara-Jane Paris had to take a break from her vacation in England this summer — to speak before Congress about cyberbullying. |
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AISD Transfer Deadline is August 10 |
If you’d like to transfer your child to another school within the Austin Independent School District, you have until August 10 to make the change. |
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My Turn |
They’re the two little magic words my two older daughters use all the time to get my attention, whether it’s an impromptu dance performance or a re-cap of something hilarious that happened |
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Beamz Music Creator | $200-300 (depending on model; not Macintosh-compatible) |
This is one of those things that’s so cool, you just can’t wait to get your hands on it. At least, that’s how the tester dads and kids felt when it dropped on our doorstep. The beamz Music Creator uses lasers as musical “keys”: by breaking the connection between the lasers, you can create a... |
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The Official Blitz Ball | $12 (set of 4 balls) |
The packaging calls this thing the fastest ball on the planet and that it very well may be. Lightweight and textured, and about the size of a baseball, the Blitz Ball is super easy even for the smallest of hands to grip. And man, does it fly! |
