Posted by Annie on Sep 9, 2016 in
Education
Kindergarten – which means “garden for children” in German – is not kindergarten anymore. It’s yesterday’s first grade, or even second. Kindergarten’s academic standards are dramatically more rigorous than even a decade ago (“find textual evidence”; “read texts with purpose and understanding”; “distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that […]
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Posted by Annie on Aug 20, 2016 in
Education,
Young Authors
When I was a child history was something that happened a long time ago, what could it possibly have to do with today. I’m sure many of you have discovered as I have that the future is intertwined with our past. Patterns emerge because governments have developed a pattern of operations. In case you were […]
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Posted by Annie on Jan 31, 2016 in
Activity,
California,
high school,
Parenting
It’s January, the weather sucks. I haven’t seen a blue sky for days (note to self: must remember to take extra Vitamin D). The kids are home, they are bored, fighting and you’ve had it… But wait a minute. Are you going to let your children get the better of you? You can outsmart them. […]
Tags: California, children, exploring, family, free, fun, Homefires, kids, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, picture, shipping, volunteer, write