Dear Education Lady,
Why is there so much drama in high school?! It seems like it is around every corner! How to I avoid it??
Dear Say No To Drama Queen,
Oh, I so get you!
Lets face it high school can be a cesspool of drama.
Should it be? No. However, in most high schools it is.
Why?...
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Dear Education Lady,
I am really shy and facing difficulty with my class participation marks. Any ideas on how to be more comfortable in class?
Dear Shy One,
I get this question more often than you may think, so first know that you are NOT alone.
So here’s my question to you. When did...
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Dear Education Lady,
I have two daughters. One is obsessed with perfection and one simply doesn’t seem to care about anything. Is there a way to teach both of my girls a balance?
Dear Both Ends of The Spectrum,
Congratulations. You have your hands full.
First things first, each of your...
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Dear Education Lady,
Help, I’m addicted to Facebook. How much time is too much time on Facebook?
Dear Addicted To Facebook,
If you are asking the question “how much time is too much time on Facebook?” then the simple answer is less – much less.
Look, there’s nothing wrong with Facebook,...
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Dear Education Lady,
My daughter is a senior and is talking about “moving out on her own” after graduating high school. She has no clue about finances, responsibility or what this will mean and yet, I was independent natured too. How do I help prepare her for the outside world?
Dear Empty...
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Dear Education Lady,
I am a junior and feel like we just put in time that’s a waste. My parents think I’m rushing to be an “adult” but it’s not that. I just feel like school is useless.
Dear Putting In Time,
Ouch, sounds like you’re in jail. Is that what it feels like?
I hear this a lot...
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Dear Education Lady,
I am burning the candle at both ends running my little one to ballet then choir then art lessons; my middle son to guitar then soccer, basketball or whatever sport is in season and my oldest, who can’t wait to drive, to all her after-school meetings, band, dance not to...
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Dear Education Lady,
Is there a better way of dealing with bad grades than grounding my child over the weekend when she can’t really fix it?
Dear Bad Grades & Repercussions,
What about a conversation instead of a punishment for bad grades?
Some of us have grown up into parenthood thinking...
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Dear Education Lady,
My math teacher keeps making sarcastic comments towards me. How should I deal with this?
She asked everyone if they understood then singled me out and said “Sally, do you get it? Because you’re so clever.”
Dear Clever Sally,
It’s funny how sometimes adults can be...
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Dear Education Lady,
Math Sucks. What Do I do? Why do we do we take ridiculously complicated math classes and will we ever use it in life?
Dear Ridiculously Complicated,
That’s actually a very good question and one I get asked all the time. It’s also one that many teachers are not honestly...
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Dear Education Lady,
My 18-year-old daughter is simply obsessed with this 21-year-old boy who we let into our life when she was 14. He’s cheated on her with her friends and yet she still goes back to him. Is it time I tell her not to be with him?
Dear Scared Mom,
Why is it that girl – women...
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Dear Education Lady,
My son has trouble spelling and is forever making errors on his papers in grammar and punctuation. How important is this for him to learn?
Dear Punctuation Parent,
It’s important to spell correctly just as it’s important to add a period at the end of a sentence. You’d...
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Dear Education Lady,
When is the right time to start letting my kids know about money? I am starting to feel like a bank teller with my pre-teen daughter.
Dear Money-Bags Mom,
The time is now and really begins in the womb, but no worries you don’t have to rewind the clock to late night...
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Dear Education Lady,
I feel like I am failing my kids. They talk back to me and don’t listen to a thing I say. Sometimes I find myself walking away because the desire to smack one of them is strong but I’ve never hit my children and as they are now pre-teen and teens, I’m not sure that’s an...
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Dear Education Lady,
My ten-year-old son’s having trouble in school and the teacher thinks I should talk to our pediatrician about ADD medication. I don’t want to drug my child but I admit he’s a handful, what do I do?
Dear Ten-Year-Old Trouble,
It may comfort you to know you’re not alone....
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