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Cultural Currency

Watching my kids navigate the waters of high school, and now watching the first one acclimate to college, I realize how much of our lives trades not only in monetary currency, but how much of it depends on the cultural … Continue reading

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Those Transitional Moments

Today I sent my first son off to college. Everyone talks about how hard this is.  Michael Gerson summed it up well in his recent column in the Washington Post when he said: This was the general drift of my … Continue reading

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School Finance from a Parent’s Perspective

I went to a public meeting of the Finance Committee for our local school district this week.  The news, as anyone could have imagined, is not good.  Here’s the problem in a nutshell: -Property values have dropped, and as a … Continue reading

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Being a Parent of a Senior

When my kids were born, like most parents, we imagine them growing up and what it might be like.  We get glimpses of who they might be later on over the course of their childhood, but the day to day … Continue reading

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How We Look at Kids

Gary Stager, an amazing individual in education, and someone who always tells it like it is, has an undying passion for education, and technology in education.  But unlike the folks who see computers either as electronic typewriters or gadgets, Gary … Continue reading

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