Education

Lessons from a one-room school

Last week, we took the kids on a day-long fieldtrip to Reed School, a historic, one-room school house east of Neillsville in central Wisconsin. The day involved the kids – and adults – reliving what a typical school day was …

Six key business principles I learned from my 6-year-old

At our recent garage sale my entrepreneurial (and highly independent) 6-year-old set up a lemonade stand on the driveway. I watched with interest as she exhibited six key business principles —without ever taking a course in marketing or business administration. …

Behave yourself, please

As parents, we can only hope that our constant nagging of say please, thank you, excuse me will be remembered when our children are away from home. I know at my house with a 2- and 5-year-old I feel like …