Parent:Wise Austin - Education

Charter Schools ....

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:49:55 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

Given our country's difficulty in educating kids, you'd think the formula for successful schools were as hard to understand as motivic cohomology or banach space.

Charter Schools: Do They Measure Up?

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:46:45 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

When it came time for Martin Lujan to choose a high school for his oldest son, one thing was clear: he wanted a school in which discipline and academics were a priority.

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Kim Pletcha is the editor of Parent:Wise magazine.

What To Do When Your Kids Are Bullied At School

Briefcase Mommy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:07:15 +0000

What’s another school year without a mother taking justice into her own hands?

Last month, a mom in Minnesota was banned from her son’s campus and bus stop for a whole year because she confronted two boys on her son’s bus who were allegedly hitting him. She went on the bus one day and told the two bullies to “keep your hands to yourself!”

Think it harsh punishment? At least she didn’t get arrested. You’ll recall last year a dad did the same thing, confronting kids on a bus who were teasing his daughter who had cerebral palsy. He got arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, false imprisonment, and disturbing a school function.

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And all they gave us was Pong?: Educational Websites for Your Kids

Briefcase Mommy — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:13:11 +0000

by Julie Chen Allen

I used to rag on Moms who sat their kids in front of the screen. As karma (or irony, if you prefer) would have it, I became one of those Moms myself. Sort of.

Final Payment

Science Papa — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:07:50 +0000

One of the hardest things to break is a long running habit.
Yesterday I went cold turkey on something that I have been doing for … um … well hold on let me get out my calculator. [tap-tap-tap] for 15 years. Yikes, I actually didn't realize that I had been doing it for that long. For the last 15 years I have been making monthly (or near monthly) payments to my student loans.

Elementary my dear Watson

Science Papa — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:27:06 +0000

Sometimes the thing that seem common are often the most amazing. A winter sunset over the Austin Hills. The birth of a child. The child's first steps and their first words. A spider web in the sunrise sunlight that is coated with a morning dew. All of these things are extremely common, but under the right circumstances they are the most profound, beautiful and amazing.

The Breastfeeding Mommy's Daily Pump and Grind

Briefcase Mommy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:15:46 +0000

by Julie Chen Allen

I May Be an Overachieving Maniac

Nisa Sharma — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:07:46 +0000

It has dawned on me that I may be an over-achieving mom – over-parenting mom – or some such thing. Whatever you would call a person who finds a flaw and tries to fix it, only to be faced with the reality later that perhaps the flaw isn’t so bad at all and maybe the person is just a freak instead. Hi, that’s me. Case in point: the Summer Math Tutor. I made the kids go to the math tutor twice a week throughout the summer.

Do Babies Really Need to Read?

Kim Pleticha — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:09:29 +0000

A few nights ago, while flipping channels in a hopeless attempt to find something to watch while ironing (yeah, I actually do iron), I stumbled across the most bizarre thing: an educational program for babies.

PDF Issue August 2011

Admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:05:00 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

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