Bullying…You CAN do Something About it!

Are you bullied? Worse yet, is your child bullied by others? Or, is it POSSIBLE you are a bully yourself? Read the rest of this entry »

What Makes Good Teachers?

What makes a good teacher?  I suspect we all have experienced at least one good teacher in our lifetime.  After all, each of us had that teacher/student experience and we probably figured out what was good about the process…even if we were home schooled.

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Risking it all When it Comes to Your Child’s Education

Last time I told you about moving to another part of South Carolina from a community where the education system was not working effectively. 

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My Thoughts on our SC Education System – A Series

As a retired educator, I have words of wisdom that I didn’t share while in the education profession for a number of reasons. I won’t go into those reasons here, but I will say that I have seen many things that can improve in education with a few simple steps that are well monitored and evaluated.

I begin my first story in a “series” today that will focus just on that…SC education and what we can and should be doing about it. With that in mind, today I begin to tell my story of experiencing education in SC from my point of view. I could be one of many parents in South Carolina as you will see on these pages.

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Random Acts of…

Are you the kind of person that does things for others without expectations of any return?

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