November 2011 - Motherlode - The Network of Care

Can Virtual Schools Really Replace Classrooms?

Is virtual schooling effective or just a way for cash-strapped schools to save money? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, home schooling, Technology, Schools, KJ Dell'Antonia

When Did Childbirth Become Everyone's Business?

"The Business of Being Born" and its sequel are worth seeing for pregnant women. But take their advice - and that of film critics reviewing them - with a bucket of salt. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, childbirth, KJ Dell'Antonia, home birth, midwife, caesarian, birth, Business of Being Born

Are Fairy Tales Really for Children?

Do you read the original versions of fairy tales to your kids, or do you go for something with a little less bite? Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 1:01 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, children's books, Books, Reading, fairy tales

Teaching Etiquette in the Age of the Evite

I'm trying to teach my 13-year-old son to be polite. In a Facebook and Evite world, this is no easy thing. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 8:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, manners, Randye Hoder, evites, etiquette

What We Learn (or Don't) from Test Scores

For all that I rail against testing, without scores and grades, how do I know whether my daughter is actually learning? Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2011 10:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Homework, Grades, Peggy Orenstein, testing, Michael Winerip, No Child Left Behind

Ending Bullying by 'Fixing' the Victims?

Are anti-bullying curricula focusing too much on aggressors and not enough on victims? Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Schools, Bullying, Peggy Orenstein, elementary school, Atlantic magazine

Is It O.K. for Doctors Turn Away Unvaccinated Kids?

Join Ariel Kaminer, the Ethicist, for an online discussion of whether pediatricians can refuse routine care to families who don't immunize their children. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 21 2011 9:07 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, vaccines, KJ Dell'Antonia, Waldorf school, pediatrician, ethicist, Ariel Kaminer, Doctors

Cultivating Gratitude, Theirs and Mine

I'd like to raise kids with an "attitude of gratitude," but I'm still working on having one myself. Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 4:45 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Thanksgiving, Holidays, manners, gratitude, family gatherings

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