Now that school has started, some parents and students feel frustrated about homework.  The youngsters haven’t caught on to all that’s being taught at school.  Yet the parent doesn’t understand the teacher’s methods or even those in some textbooks.
So begins an evening of frustration, even anger, and no one gets anything done.  Some authorities feel the parents shouldn’t do any of the teacher’s work.  Others think parents should get involved.  Is there a happy medium?
If you don’t understand what the teacher or text book is teaching, say so.  It doesn’t mean you, as a parent, are dumb.  There simply are different …read more

There’s an interesting court case going on in the state of Washington. An ex-choir teacher at a Washington high school was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor. Matthew Hirschfelder, who was 33 at the time, allegedly had a month long sexual affair with a senior at the high school (although he claims there was no sex). But the kicker is, the student was 18-years-old…so legally an adult. Does that make it ok?
The Washington Court of Appeals says the student’s age does make a difference. Since she was 18, even though she was a student at the school where …read more