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MothersForEducation

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am a mother of two who is interested in educating my children to the best of my ability. I believe learning can happen all the time, not just in school, and so I'm on the lookout for things that I can use to teach my kids and help them grow.

My Interests

Education, tutoring, homeschooling, learning games, activities

I'd like to meet:

Mothers, teachers, other educators, and anyone with an interest in helping our children learn.

My Blog

Grade inflation anyone?

This is just a crazy story:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/education/01educatio n.html?ex=1186891200&en=c7a364bf9b738db0&ei=5070From the article:"Mr. Lampros's introduction to the high school's acade...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PST

Barack Obama on Education...Donno If I'd vote for him, but what a good speech!

A bunch of presidential candidates are speaking at the National Education Association's annual meeting today. I ran across Barack Obama's speech. Now, I don't know if I'd vote for the guy, still makin...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

If you are born first, you are smarter?

What?I read this in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/25/us/25sibling.html?th&emc=t hA study seems to say that children born first have a small IQ advantage over their later siblings. ...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Hello everyone, who are you?

I've been adding myspace friends like crazy over the last couple of weeks, but I want to actually find out who people are. So, myspace friends, who are you?If you have the time, leave me a comment and...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Wow...Your education depends on your state!

I never really thought about this:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/education/08scores.ht mlIt seems that state exam standards vary widely accross the nation. So you may be reading well in Alabama, but...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Schools almost over...

School is getting out pretty soon, and I ran accross an article about how to keep your kids engaged all summer. I know how easy it is for summer vacation to turn into months full of TV and laziness, n...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Interesting Article: 99% of Americans say the government doesn't provide sufficient tutoring!

I ran across this article. Seems most of America doesn't think the government provides sufficient access to tutoring services. While public schools have their place, with schools failing all over the ...
Posted by MothersForEducation on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST