Education begins at home and continues within families for a lifetime. Teachers and schools are secondary educators for children. Parents teach life skills and character traits and become the role model for their children in how to navigate the world. …
Last week I celebrated becoming the mother of a teenager, and with that comes new opportunities to learn and stretch my parenting. I’m expanding my growth mindset as I begin to navigate this new stage, keeping positivity at the forefront. …
This week, Angie has devoted her nook to raising strong girls and unbiased boys – lots of excellent book suggestions. I consider Angie to be an expert in the area of raising unbiased and caring boys – her sons are two of the …
Dear Families, As we come to the close of February, Black History Month, it doesn’t mean we should stop learning about racial history, but instead use this month as the continuation of conversations about race and racism. For me, the …
Art Teacher, Samantha Jones, and I went to a Teaching While White conference in Berkeley, Ca. on Friday and Saturday. We did an exercise where we looked at a piece of art with a partner viewing it for “mirrors” into …
The other day I was telling my children a story about when I was a nanny, and the parent of the children asked her kids, “What did you do at school today?” while we were driving in the car. When …
Winter Break is just around the corner so I’ve created a Winter Family Fun Challenge to encourage reading and math activities during the time off from school. If you and your family choose to take the challenge I encourage you …
Dear NCSA Families, I hope that this finds you in warmth and good cheer as we begin to look towards the end of the year 2018. In this week’s Reading Nook, I’ve shared books about some of the multicultural winter …
