I originally wrote this blog post for parenting blog This Mommy Gig; it appeared on July 29th, 2008, and I’ve edited it slightly for inclusion here. Although the subject matter falls slightly outside my normal scope here at AoC, I’m posting it in the interest of consolidating my posts on…
Category: Parents
Blogging Too Close to Home
In Wes Fryer’s latest post, he debates what to do about his child’s teacher’s decision to show ten full-length feature films over the course of a semester. Wes raises questions of copyright and fair use, and I highly recommend you head over his way and leave your thoughts on the…
The Fine Print
My kids’ daycare sends home flyers every so often advertising this program or that that our kids can participate in beyond what the normal tuition fee covers – pull-out classes for music, gymnastics; that sort of thing. The other day a flyer came home advertising a dance class. There was…
Hello? Is This Thing On?
I’m not normally in the habit of recycling previous posts (especially those barely a month old), but I really need some feedback on this from teachers, CST specialists, parents, administrators, students, consultants – really, any stakeholder in the world of special education. Here’s what I wrote last month: So every…
Spank You Very Much!
I originally wrote this blog post for parenting blog This Mommy Gig; it appeared on August 26th, 2008. I have edited it slightly for inclusion on my blog. Last week, CNN.com reported that over 200,000 children in the US were spanked at school in the 2006-2007 school year. As I…