THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRISIS: PART 1

Let’s face it. Celebrating the holidays can be very stressful and depending on your family’s background and traditions, the tension can last for weeks. Even if you are able to keep plans for your festivities reasonable, you still have to…

“No Thank You”

“No thank you. I’ve had an excellent sufficiency. Anymore would be a superfluous animosity. However, your cuisine would please the most fastidious gourmet.” These are the words my father taught us to say when we had had enough to eat.…

Homework without Tears

It’s one of the most controversial words in education and can send fear down the spines of parents and students alike: HOMEWORK.  Educators frequently debate the merits of homework.  Research shows that homework only has a minimal educational impact on…