School + Education

For over a year, we patiently sat on that waiting list. Stuck in idle but ready to head off to school. Then, we finally got the call. A spot had opened. We were overjoyed and ready to make the...

My son is a bright, sweet boy who happened to not do very well when he started Pre-K. It was a combination of factors that included a teacher/student misfit, a diagnosis we had yet to receive, and just not being...

Do you have a kiddo that loves all things games? Our 5-year-old is all about the games, be it board games, card games, video games, you name it. He likes to live his life to the fullest, in that sense....

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post for EF High School Exchange Year. My parents hosted their first exchange student in 1999. Even though I was no longer living at home, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Max and learning about his...

Has eclipse mania swept through your house? Do you want to make sure you and your kids can view the event without damaging your eyes? Stop trying to find those glasses because they are loooooonnnnngggg gone! Instead, you can...

Teacher Appreciation Week is nearly upon us and, if you're like me, your Instagram and Facebook feeds are filled with gift ideas for the special teachers in your life. Many of these are adorable and fun and would be...

The last day of daycare, oh how I anticipated this day! As one friend said, they should drop confetti on your head when you make that last payment. Another said it's like getting a raise - and it is!...

Real talk, mamas: I did home/virtual schooling with my kiddos from March of 2020 through September of 2021, along with thousands of other mamas in the metro. That's 18 long months of teaching my kiddos all the things. All...

We don't deserve teachers. No, seriously, we don't. They're underpaid and under-appreciated, and they show up anyway. They love the hard-to-love kids with every fiber of their beings and they lose sleep at night trying to think of a way to...

Last school year ended like the scene in Titanic when the old lady drops the Heart of the Ocean into the water instead of selling it and leaving the millions of dollars it was worth to her next of...

We were blown away and completely in awe by the sheer enthusiasm that was felt during our last t-shirt sale to support a local teacher! Between nominations and the joy we saw when we delivered the supplies to our...

My oldest daughter starts school this year. And I am kind of losing my stuff. As former homeschooled children, my husband and I have known since before we ever saw two pink lines that we would be educating our children...