Two weeks ago I spoke at the #140 Edu conference on meaningful parent engagement in the schools. I had never been to a #140 conference and now I’m a huge fan both of the conference and of Jeff Pulver, the organizer, ring leader and all around fantastic guy behind the conferences. Every presenter has a [...]
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140 Education Conference: My Session on Parental Engagement in the Schools
Posted in conferences, education, Speaking Engagements, tagged #140Edu, 92nd St. Y, Chris Lehmann, Education, Jeff Pulver, new york city, PTA on August 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Parents as Meaningful Partners in Education
Posted in education, parenting, tagged ed reform, Education, mom congress, nyc, Parent, PTA, public school, Teacher on July 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This post was originally written for the White House Champions of Change series and was published last week by Parenting on the Mom Congress blog. As I prepare for my speaking gig at the #140 Conference on Education I thought I’d share what I’m working on and what I plan on talking about… How many [...]
Why Aren’t Parents Rioting in the Streets?
Posted in education, politics, rant, society, tagged charter schools, Education, egypt, for-profit school, joel klein, new york city, nyc public schools, parenting, Private school, PTA, riots on February 2, 2011 | 45 Comments »
This is the question an educator asked me yesterday. A private school educator in New York City. We were among over 200 people invited to Barry Diller’s IAC headquarters in Chelsea to have lunch and listen to the presentation for a brand new private school in Manhattan called Avenues The World Schools. I wasn’t invited [...]
Parental Involvement in Schools – How Thomas Friedman Missed the Point
Posted in education, family, life in nyc, parenting, politics, rant, society, tagged public school, budget cuts, Education, family, new york times, nyc public schools, PTA, Thomas Friedman, education reform, parental involvement on November 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This past week Thomas Friedman wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times, U.S.G and P.T.A, about parental involvement making a difference in student achievement. When I first read the article I yawned. Tell me something I don’t know. Kids do better when parents are involved? Of course. Kids do better when parents lay down [...]
Back To School Resolutions (And a Snapfish Giveaway to Help)
Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, parenting, Y! Motherboard, tagged back to school, Education, giveaway, Jewish holiday, new year, organization, parenting, PTA, Rosh Hashanah, snapfish on September 1, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Yes a good portion of the country is already back at school but here in NYC we still have a week to go – and then we have only one day before we’re off for two days because of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year. (Yes that’s right, here in NYC [...]
I am one of THOSE PTA moms – and Proud of It!
Posted in life in nyc, nyc moms post, politics, Y! Motherboard, tagged charity, Education, nyc public schools, parenting, PTA, raising twins on March 2, 2010 | 16 Comments »
In the last few months I’ve read several blog posts railing against the PTA moms at various schools. The complaints are usually the same – they’re overbearing and pushy, busy bodies trying to vie for the principal or teacher’s attention, do-gooders who get off on making the rest of the parents feel bad. Yeah, yeah. [...]
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