education
Celebrating Our Educators and Child Care Providers
Teacher and Child Care Provider Appreciation week is May 4th-8th. Here are some ideas and local resources to help make the hardworking educators and care providers in your child’s life...
5 Places to Introduce Kids to Art In Rochester MN
Gorgeous, world famous works of art are fun to have on a “bucket list,” but a closer look reveals that art abounds in our community. From world famous artists to...
Embracing Black History Month in Rochester MN: The Mendenhalls
In 1965, education brought the first Black educators to Rochester, MN in the husband-wife teaching duo of Rodney and Virginia Mendenhall....
Dear Teachers, From a Homeschool Mom
Dear Teachers, you are heroes. You have always been heroes, but especially now...you are super heroes. You are what make our schools great....
What I’d Like to Say to My Son on National Grammar Day
Invest the time to develop good language skills and employ the correct use of grammar in the languages you learn – it will serve you well. At the same time,...
Paper Clips and Bottom Wiping: Life Skills You May Not Realize You Need To Teach Your Child
I have met and taught hundreds of elementary age students and parented two of them. I've had a few entertaining encounters as I came to a realization about a life...
10 Things to Consider Before Changing Careers
by Danica Buss
The desire to change careers (or even alter positions in the same field) can be intimidating and stressful, even before any change occurs....
Saying Goodbye Again: From Working to SAHM to Preschool
by Hannah
It broke my heart that I was leaving her in tears. Although I was glad to be supporting our family financially, I wanted to be home....
Loving Stories
Storytelling is like magic and I find it very challenging to create something from nothing. I suppose I fall more in line with my mother’s method of grabbing the nearest...