Reasons I am glad we homeschool: “Tardiness & Truancy”

Karri Weathers recently wrote about the concerns of tardiness and truancy in the education blog. She makes excellent points on how tardiness and truancy can disrupt the class, and that it is often the fault of the parents, especially in younger children. When my kids were in school, we usually missed a week or two each school year because our extended family was so far away, and so we would visit them when we could best afford. This may have meant traveling early before the rates went up for holiday season, or taking a random week, when flights would be … Continue reading

Everything’s Up to Date in Mississippi – Technology Connects Parents to Schools

In Hinds County, Mississippi, parents can now log on to their school district website and receive an update on their child’s grades. They can also monitor attendance records, in case they suspect their son or daughter might skip school. The ability to involve parents doesn’t stop there. The district is also capable now of sending parents text messages on their cell phones as well as e mail alerts concerning absences, disciplinary problems, and academic weaknesses. The program is developed by Software Technologies Inc Home. It enables the district to offer a service which makes life easier for both teachers and … Continue reading