It’s hard to be a teacher nowadays, but it’s also a great joy to spend quality time with kids of all ages. If you have a teacher in your child’s life who has made a meaningful impact on their education, self confidence, and day-to-day happiness, please don’t miss the opportunity to send a heartfelt thank…

For my entire teaching career, I have worked in title 1 schools, so I know quite a bit about the nuts and bolts of what that experience is like in the communities where I have worked. Still, I find that most parents have no idea what a title 1 school really means from a practical…

I am a former classroom teacher, current literacy interventionist, and a mom of three young kids who will NOT be having accidents in their classrooms. There’s a lot of outrage over potty policies in American public schools, and parents are worried because their child’s teacher won’t let kids go to the bathroom. There was even…

It is not normal for a 4 year old to teach themselves how to read, but it’s not super rare, either. Reading is like any other area of giftedness; some kids seem to just magically “get it.” But most children require explicit, systematic phonics instruction. I’ll never forget the moment I watched in amazement as…

Whoa, y’all. Did you know that iStation serves over 4.4 million students in 28 states across the US? And yet, no one is blogging about the iStation reading program. That’s because it’s the world’s driest topic. I’m here to jazz it up! You’re welcome. If a mama blogger who focuses on the school-home connection isn’t…

For generations, mathematics has been celebrated as the ultimate language of logic, laying the groundwork for the disciplines of science, engineering, economics, and more. It’s an art, a science, and a universal key to understanding the intricate patterns of our universe. Yet, for many students, this beautiful subject becomes a source of anxiety and apprehension. …