by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce With five kids, three cross-country moves, and 10 different addresses, we’ve experienced the best and the worst of the public school system. We have come close to homeschooling on a number of occasions, but let’s get real ...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Last week my husband and I packed up our swim gear and our son and headed to my in-laws to visit for the day. They live in cottage country and have a property with beach access. It was a really hot day so we thought we could have a...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
By Shadra Bruce When your child’s grades suddenly swing from passing to “How did this happen?!” there may be cause for concern. However, jumping to the conclusion that he or she was goofing around instead of paying attention or not putting in enough...
by Shadra Bruce | Education, Let's Talk
What does school mean to your children? I have always been very fortunate in the fact that my children have always loved going to school. I have never had to worry about them faking an illness to be able to stay home because they have always really liked going to...
by MomsGetReal Guest Contributor | Education
MomsGetReal Guest Contributor Pattie Gowing. With more dual-working and single parent families in the US than ever before, local parents are finding it difficult to balance life, family and work. For busy families, an important part of this juggling act is finding the...
by Shadra Bruce | Education
My husband and I have five kids. The oldest three are my step kids, and I did not inherit them until Derek was ten and the twins were six. Since then, we’ve had two kids of our own. Derek is now twenty-four and in the Army and the twins are 20. Our two additions,...