by Flora Caputo | Jun 2, 2012 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
As of late, my husband and I have been mired in 4th grade school life. We also have been touring other schools, evaluating options, looking at different approaches to learning and various school cultures. We have been weighing the pros and cons of everything based on...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 27, 2012 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
4th grade is not an easy grade, but I am wondering as of late if we adults make it even harder by adding unrealistic expectations of extracurricular activities on top of aggressive academics. It seems most schools have accelerated the curriculum that would...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 7, 2012 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
The transition into 4th grade for us has not been an easy one. Our daughter has been forced to grow leaps and bounds to keep up with her older classmates. It seems there is such a difference between 9 and 10 year olds. My daughter is one of the younger 4th graders....
by Flora Caputo | Oct 20, 2011 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
As some of you may have guessed (and others have heard me first hand comment) 4th grade for our family has pretty much been an exhausting nightmare. I knew it was going to be hard, but I did not realize how much my daughter was just not mature enough to handle some of...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 18, 2011 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized, Womanhood
Ok. So maybe the marriage thing is a bit of an over promise. But if you are like me, you are the air-traffic controller of the family with your own schedule of things to deal with that has nothing to do with family events and obligations…like…work meetings...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 30, 2011 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
On the heels of many states making news these days by cutting cursive skills from class curriculum, I came across a short article in a spring issue of Family Circle on how writing before a test can help children calm their jitters and score better.”In a...
