A lot goes into the decision to have another child. At least it does for us. We’ve been brewing over this now for a few months, to stop or to go for one more (perhaps a boy this time?). The truth of the matter is, I’m pretty satisfied with the two that I have right…
Month: August 2014
Increasing fatherhood involvement in early childhood education
I often remark when I’m speaking to a group of young fathers, that during my tenure as a 2nd grade teacher in Atlanta Public Schools I only met a couple of fathers the entire time. During a formative stage of a child’s schooling, most of my students didn’t have an involved dad around to help…
Conflicting Paths Forward in Education: Increasing Parent Engagement vs. Integrating Schools
Yesterday my wife and I attended an open house for our neighborhood elementary school, where potentially my oldest daughter may attend pre-k this fall. I say potentially because we have yet to make the decision to enroll her. Actually, she’s still currently enrolled at a pretty good private school less than 5 miles from our…