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Tip of the Week: Why We Must Teach Our Children to Question Authority

I don’t know about you, but by Sunday night I’d had my fill of media coverage of the last three days of “events.” And you, like me, probably have some strong feelings one way or another over what’s taken place. The thoughts below are not an invite to debate; they’re simply my reflection and serve…

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Tip of the Week: Consider Laying Your Badges Down

I’ve been thinking about what it was like when we were home schooling our children back in the 90’s.   Back then, distinctions beyond simply being part of a group that had decided to teach their children at home began to emerge.  In other words, sub-groups began forming. Members or advocates of these groups would say…

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Testing Tip of the Week: Choosing the Wrong Answer May Be the Right Approach

Spring achievement testing officially begins March 1. Normally I would wait until then to tell this story, but since I just heard it, I want to share it with you before I forget it and let it slip away. Here it is: A tutor was working with a student helping her prepare for the SAT….

Tip of the Week: Focus, Pay Attention, and Be Present

When you think about it, the time just after Christmas and the start of the new year naturally lends itself to re-thinking our values, goals, and commitments- in other words, the whole New Year’s resolutions thing. The buzz, which has largely died down, was all about “what are you going to start doing or what…

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Tip of the Week: Use Your Words

When children are frustrated, they often throw tantrums, at least that’s the way it was when my children were growing up. Sometimes to bring order and calm, we’d say, “Use your words!” Sometimes it worked, and sometimes other means like “time out” were necessary. So the election didn’t work out the way you wanted? It…

Tip of the Week: A Simple Way to Celebrate Advent
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Tip of the Week: A Simple Way to Celebrate Advent

I’ve been thinking about how some friends and relatives complain about the commercialization of Christmas. No argument there. But, in their attempt to keep “Christ in Christmas,” some go so far as to not exchange gifts.  They think that by avoiding gift giving, the focus will be on Christ and Christ alone on the “big…