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Updated May 24, 2013

Q: My Daughter's Lack of Caring    —Kansas City, MO

"Can someone please help us figure out what to do. Our daughter is now 12 and in the 6th grade. She loves school and l..."

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Just a suggestion, try giving her a seperate folder of just homework that needs to be turn in each day. Maybe if she pulls this folder out at each class it will remi...

We've been raisng my 15 yr old brother-in-law and we've had the same issues with him. It helped us by contacting each of his teachers and letting them know we were wo...

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Q: How Do I Find Out If the Elemantary School My Daughter Will Be Going to Is Good?    —Hollywood, FL

"My daughter is in VPK right now and will be starting Kindergarten next year (2010). I know which Elementary School s..."

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greatschools.com is a good resource that rates schools nationwide. This site also includes individual comments from parents and students. I agree with others who said ...

I was wondering where do you live? I have a 20 and 15 yr old so I know the schools in Broward. As far as "knowing" it is just a gut feeling you get while she is there....

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Q: Care for a Child in 1/2Day Kindergarten    —Des Moines, IA

"Currently my kids go to daycare in Johnston, however we are in the Des Moines school district. I have applied for op..."

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Just a question. Are there only certain schools in the DM district that offer full-day? For WDM, there was only one school this that didn't do full-day, and by 2008 ...

Don't fret. Nearly all of the kindergarten programs in Des Moines are now full day. It's pretty hard to find half-day anymore. Find out what your local school offer...

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Q: Seeking Feedback on Kerr Elementary and Ereckson Middle in Allen    —Plano, TX

"Any feedback on these schools would be greatly appreciated. Need to make a home purchase within the next 3 days... ..."

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We moved here a little over a year ago. My daughter went to Kerr for kindergarten last year. We were very pleased. Before we bought our house, my husband talked to ...

There are tons of kids in star creek. We are building a house there and have been using the pool this summer. A lot of the kids are younger that I have seen but I ha...

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Q: Does Lake in the Hills Elementary Offer Full Day Kindergarten?    —Lake in the Hills, IL

"Hello Moms, Wondering if any of the elementary schools in Lake in the Hills offer full day kindergarten?"

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LITH does not offer full day, unfortunately.

Hi N., I think it would depend on where you live in LITH and which town's schools you use. If you go to Huntley schools, it is full day. If you go to Crystal Lake...

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Q: How to Improve Penmanship, Neatness, Mindfulness in 2Nd Grader    —Fremont, CA

"My 2nd grade daughter is bright and doing well in school except for having messy handwriting and being messy in gener..."

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Lined paper and practice, practice, practice. Also remember, some very bright people have really awful handwriting. Blessings........

Hi K., Out of my 5 children, one fits the description of your 7 year old. It's ok. Her gifts and talents are going to be different and won't include neatness - or...

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Q: How Can I Get My Teens to Get Excited Again About School/learning?    —Wasilla, AK

"I haven't been on here or at least posted a request in a long long time and I am now because I am in serious need of ..."

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It sounds like your son is in school but not doing well. If that's the case make an appointment to talk with the school counselor. There are several programs that co...

I would have to say, go to your local community college and find out if there is a program call YESS (click here to see the one I worked with b4 I moved here http://ww...

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Q: Queen Creek or Higley District    —Queen Creek, AZ

"I am trying to make a decision to send my daughter to a Queen Creek School or Higley. I have heard some negative thi..."

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Hi A., are you referring to high school? I have one child at Higley High School, One child at Gateway elementary and one child at Higley elementary. LoL. They are al...

I live in Higley School District, and after doing a lot of research I decided not to send my son to Higley. Higley's test scores are lower then most schools and I didn...

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Q: Opinions/Advice Of Christian/Catholic School    —Chicago, IL

"Hi, I am interested in any opinion(s) of either the St. James Lutheran School or Francis Xavier school? I would like ..."

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Hi M., I have heard some good things about the schools you have mentioned. You might want to check out Cambridge Christian School, it is excellent! Just always go ...

My 4 year old son goes to St James and loves it. This morning when i dropped him off he ran into the classroom and barely even said goodbye to me. I am very happy wi...

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Q: Son Have Trouble Reading    —Bloomfield, NJ

"My oldest son is in 1st grade and is having difficulty with reading, he is getting extra help through school but duri..."

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Hi C., A red flag for dyslexia or other reading disability is when a bright child has difficulty learning to read. Dyslexia cosists of many more symptoms than just...

If you're not already doing this, I highly recommend it: Head to the local library and get a variety of easy readers. Your librarian can help you choose books with e...

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