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6 Pieces of Advice from a Top High School Guidance Counselor
Have a child heading into high school soon? Here are 6 pieces of sound advice from a guidance counselor at one of the top high public schools in the country — who happens to be my sister-in-law, Liz...
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Public High School in Oakland
By Gabrielle. Image here. When locals heard which public high school our new home was assigned to here in Oakland, they made uncomfortable noises and told us to look it up on Great Schools. So we did....
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Public Elementary School in Oakland
I’ve written about the high school our kids attend here in Oakland, but I haven’t shared anything about our elementary school yet. While our high school gets a 2 out of 10 on Great Schools, our...
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Oakland Public High School Update
Last year around this time I talked about the fact that we were enrolling our kids in an Oakland Public High School, rated a 2 out of 10 on the Great Schools website. Since we’ve entered our second...
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How Do You Deal With Homework at Your House?
We are a month into school and homework is on my mind today. Oscar and Betty are in 3rd and 4th grade and their workload so far hasn’t been too challenging. But poor Maude. Her homework is cutting...
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School Update
Here we are, finishing up another school year. We still have 3 weeks to go — our last day of school is June 12th. (Side note: School after Memorial Day always seems so challenging to me — it feels...
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Why We Don’t Stress Out About Choosing a School
Photos and text by Gabrielle. I get emails about choosing a school all the time, and I’ve had a draft of this post written up for a full year! But I’ve hesitated to publish this because it’s such a...
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No Homework Policy
No Homework – A New Policy at our Elementary School Something new happened at our elementary school this year. The principal implemented a school-wide rule: no homework. No worksheets, no book...
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Random Thoughts
Well look at that. It’s time for a Random Thoughts post! I try to post one of these once a month, and it’s basically a compilation of whatever is on my mind at the moment. Feel free to share your own...
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British Schools vs. American Schools
Earlier we discussed Dutch schools and French schools, and today, I thought it would be fun to discuss English schools too. Let’s start with Jessica Rushing. Jessica is an American mother of 4 kids....
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When You Want to Scream About the College Admission Cheating Scandal
Have you been following the story about the College Admission Cheating Scandal? It makes me frustrated and angry on a dozen levels. Here are a few initial thoughts that have roared in my head over the...
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