Category: Parenting
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Give It Some Time
“Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.” -Seth Godin When I asked my son Sam about his first day of kindergarten a few weeks ago, his response literally made me gasp: “That was boring. What was the point of that?” My…
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Let Them Lead
I took my four-year-old to the tennis court the other day to teach him the game I fell in love with as a kid. I was a 4-time city champion in Flint (granted, there were only four teams but who’s counting) and have spent my career teaching kids. I knew what I needed to do:…
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Redundant Communication
I’ve had several conversations in recent weeks with students and parents about the dreaded acronym: G.P.A. Many students are below the 3.0 requirement for the program and several others, while above 3.0, are not where they would like to be to get into their dream college. Most of the time, we are talking about a…
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