The school wants to test my child for special education! What does that mean?

Hopefully, this is not the first encounter you have had with the school. Hopefully, you have had conferences where they have shared that your child is struggling. To be honest, the school wanting to test your child is not a bad thing. Teachers will have already gone the extra mile to make your child successful.…

6 Simple Ways to raise a tween

Middle School grades 6, 7, and 8. Some of the toughest growing-up years! In 6th grade, most students transition to middle school. They are expected to understand grades and grading even though they are not taught averages until after the semester break sometime around February/March. Lots of them take a semester final for the very…

My Bio

HI! My name is Robin. I am an educator, a mom of 5, a wife, a reader, a craft lover and a blogger. I have taught for 17 years, raised kids for 23 years, been a wife for almost 25 years. I have been blogging for a month or so. I have thought about blogging,…