Back during the making of the New York State budget, the Board of Regents requested $15 million dollars to develop and administer NYS Regents. A regents is a test that is given in high school, statewide, at the same time and day everywhere in the state. These tests include a Global History regents (given at… Continue reading January Regents a Thing of the Past
Please realize these thoughts are mine and mine alone. They do not reflect the feelings of the school district my child attends and of which I am a member of the board of education. Friday morning a group of unsuspecting folks on Twitter were discussing educational reform. I think this is fantastic as I find… Continue reading Education Funding
The last installment on my journey saw me still 40 pounds overweight from having twins and finding myself pregnant with number four. While I did not gain massive amounts of weight with the fourth pregnancy, I did start off at too high a weight so was in a bit of a quandry. I couldn’t, or… Continue reading Healthy Lifestyle Journey – Part III
I can’t believe it is almost the middle of June already. Where as 2011 gone? I think part of my problem is that my year has frequently been marked, at least for many years, by other milestones. This year is unique. The only thing to deal with, as far as summer is concerned, is does… Continue reading Summer’s Almost Here
I use to think that body image was a teenage problem. I am becoming more and more aware of body image as an all-my-life problem. No. I do not have a problem with my body. It is not perfect but it has born six children. It has, and hopefully will continue to, serve me well.… Continue reading How Do You View Yourself?
When first approached to review Michael Feuer’s The Benevolent Dictator, I was hesitant. How could another book be written on how to start and build a buisness? Is there really a new way to do this? In the end, my hesitancy is what convinced me to read this book. I knew a publisher would not… Continue reading The Benevolent Dictator – A Book Review
I am participating in #Trust30 which is an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages you to look within and trust yourself. Today’s prompt, on top of being a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, is imagining you have 15 minutes to live. 15 minutes? This type of timeline makes me think of Joplin right now.… Continue reading Minutes to Live
As I said yesterday, childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary. To me, as a parent, the big question is how do we measure who is and isn’t obese or even overweight as that may lead to obesity. I have some large… Continue reading How do we measure childhood obesity?
Childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary. I don’t recall every coming home from high school with six hours of homework and only, when deducting time for family dinner, five hours until a reasonable bedtime. I remember as a grade school student… Continue reading How much is too much?
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