Eleven Reasons to Refuse Standardized Testing for Your Children
This month, schools across America administer the two Common Core State Standards aligned standardized exams: Partnership of Assessment for Readiness for College…
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Informed Choices for Independent Readers
Crunchy Moms strive to make informed decisions for our families, but the challenge increases as children gain independence. Reading material is one…
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The Woes of Standardized Testing
As the school year begins, the first round of standardized tests follows close behind. In education today, high stakes standardized testing is…
Making Marvelous Mistakes: Teaching Kids to Succeed
Last weekend, my husband and I took our 2.5 year old daughter to a fun interactive presentation by children’s book author Barney…
Read a Banned Book for Banned Book Week! Sept. 21 – 27
I read frequently challenged books. Not by coincidence, but deliberately and purposefully. Why? I believe in intellectual freedom and therefore I actively…