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FREE SAT prep seminar Saturday, Sept. 6, at 8...

The SAT, or SAT Reasoning Test, known until 1993 as the Scholastic Aptitude Test,...

Links for Parents and Educators: August, 2012

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When the student becomes the teacher.

Mom: can we just have a do-over?
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Seven Not-So-Scary Creative Costumes

.. That require little crafting, talent, skills, or time (but make you LOOK like you have all of the above.)
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Where no mom has (boldly) gone before…

Below is a list of at least ten things my kids would miss about me, were I to take that Great Vacation in the Sky, where no mom has (boldly) gone before.
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FREE SAT prep seminar Saturday, Sept. 6, at 8 pm Eastern Time.

The SAT, or SAT Reasoning Test, known until 1993 as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is the benchmark standardized test...
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Links for Parents and Educators: August, 2012

Every so often, I like to collect cool links I find. Here are some of the best I've seen....
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The Hoboken Effect: Teens & drunk drivers.

Call it The Hoboken Effect, or The Amnesty Effect. Either way, the idea is to keep your teen safe...
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Crafts

Seven Not-So-Scary Creative Costumes

.. That require little crafting, talent, skills, or time (but make you LOOK like you have all of the above.)

This is a fun creative exercise because you can use absolutely anything to decorate with. Try macaroni, rice, cereal, torn or cut up pieces of colored paper -- anything that's not the usual sequins and feathers, although sequins and feathers are a lot of fun, too.