As an “Army” dad and mom, it was a natural fit for my wife and I to become a part of a new “welcome home” group. When we have information about a returning soldier, we will attempt to meet them on arrival back to town. It allows us to...
A glimpse into the public school establishment's mindset By Michael Van Beek | 2/10/2012 recently at a House Education Committee hearing about expanding parental choice, Debbie Squires of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association let this slip (video below), "Educators go through education for a reason. They are the people wh […]
Parent: 'Don't bring politics into the school and use the kids as pawns' By Tom Gantert | 2/10/2012 Third through fifth graders at an elementary school in the Walled Lake Consolidated School District were assigned this week by at least one teacher to write letters to Gov. Rick Snyder saying how unhappy they were with his budget cuts, the schoo […]