“What do you like to do? What would like to be? What do you want to study? Where do you want to go to school? What about weather, would you like to be somewhere warmer, or do you want to still be able to ski in the winters? What about...
“How about sports management?” I asked. My son and I were going over his options for the fall semester. He wanted to make sure that he had a balance between his core classes (English, math, science) and his electives. He had thought about how much work...
“I got paid today!” my daughter announced as she bounced into the house after school. Completely confused, I asked for some clarification. “Who paid you? For what? Are we talking about real money?” “No,” she laughed, “it’s not real money! Why would a...
The high school English teacher asked the visiting parents a basic, should-be-simple question at the BUHS Open House. “What letter grade, or what percentage, means that someone has achieved proficiency?” Some answers came quickly. “60%,” called out one...
Last night, I spent yet another evening at a school board meeting. When I joined the board about six years ago, I expected I’d hear regularly about the happenings in our town’s three elementary schools, the goings-on at our infant and preschool programs through Early...
“Mom! I have a concert coming up!” It’s hard to not get excited when your daughter is glowing and enthused. I dutifully marked it into the calendar, thinking that it could be a bit tricky for the timing. December has a lot going on, always, and...
