Each month, I feature a round-up of my popular parenting posts.  They’ve drawn comments, they’re timely, and/or I’ve had fun researching and writing them.
Here are five for September:
Obama – Education or Mind Control of Youth?
One-Room Schools – An American Heritage
Kids’ Exotic Hair Colors
4-H Club Memories
Are You a Pinocchio Parent?
Did you have any favorites that I didn’t mention here?  I’m now working on my October posts.  Are there topics you’d like to hear about?

Midst the controversy surrounding President Obama’s nationwide speech to school children, perhaps the discussion, even though heated at times, hasn’t been a negative experience. Perhaps this has held the President more accountable when he interacts with our young people.  Was his speech changed due to the controversy?  This we don’t know because only the final version has been published.  But at least parents can see this version before he gives it.  There was change to lesson suggestions on the White House web site after the hue and cry.
Because of this event and the reactions:

Parents have taken more notice of what’s …read more

On Tuesday, September 8, the first day of school for many students, President Obama plans to address the nation’s school children, piping his speech from the White House  into all schools (that have the technical ability).  This has raised a furor among many parents.
They are wondering if it’s truly education or is it mind control of our youth?  Some claim it’s an opportunity to start molding young minds with Obama’s socialist agenda.  Obama spokesmen says it’s purely an educational event, with the President talking about the value of an education.
Parents have expressed the desire, if their children’s school views the speech, …read more

For most students, it’s back to school, whether they’re attending classrooms or being home schooled.  At our household, our granddaughter has entered college in another state and grandson entered high school.  Big changes in their lives and ours.
In your home, there must be excited youngsters who are embarking upon new adventures in a new year at school.  Or you may be planning learning activities at home.
This was an exciting time when I was a youngster, too.  New clothing, new shoes, a new bookbag and possibly a new lunch box.  Mother didn’t have a great deal of money to spend, but …read more

Recycling or trading books constitutes the “in thing” for Earth Day in one of the schools where I substitute teach.  The youngsters and teachers bring  used books to the school where they are sorted by grade level.
Then each child can select a book or books to take home, the number depending on how many are received in each age group.   This is one way to recycle books and provide great reading for youngsters and teachers.
What other activities are you involved in for Earth Day…as parents,  a family, home schooling parents, or at your school?

No one cares about your personal beliefs Sarah.

The questions are referring to whether you would pass laws that would hold US to your beliefs.

That’s what we have a right to know.

I want This is what I asked for for Mother’s Day – hip political t-shirts at Momsrising.org’s new Zazzle store.

Momsrising.org is a bipartisan political action group made up of mothers fighting for Family’s rights. Mother’s rights are family rights. Women’s rights are human rights. Family rights are human rights.

Momsrising.org leads the way for women, stay-at-home-moms and career women equally, to cast aside apathy and become active participants in the making of policy.

Opting-out of the corporate workforce is no excuse for ignoring the feminine condition as it impacts working mothers.

Staying in the workforce is not excuse for ignoring the feminine …read more

Oprah, to me, has always been a light and an inspiration…but now she’s just off the charts, in my opinion.
Last night I watched her special on the opening of The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls.
Gosh, I’ve been following Oprah’s career and her interests since back in the Phil Donahue days of daytime tv.
She probably doesn’t know it but I was sending her books and press releases to her when I worked at Random House, and she worked at WLS TV in Chicago.
I had planned to watch Oprah’s special presentation of the opening of the school and the selection …read more

I’m sorry, I don’t usually focus on such things, but this cracked me up:

’nuff said. I do have to mention, that there are several Ph.d.’s in the U.S. armed forces, not to mention a couple of Rhodes scholars, Mr. Kerry — and doesn’t our Armed Forces offer educational direction as one of the benefits?