Word: homeworkers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...successful parent-teacher conference is to be well prepared. Even if your first meeting is weeks away, start thinking about it now. Ask your child what concerns he has about school and what is going well. Write down your questions--about, say, the volume of homework or the class bully--in order of priority, because you'll probably be squeezed for time. Your child's teacher will start the meeting but should not dominate it. She should be prepared with samples of your child's work and should present your child's positive qualities along with the areas in which...
...Jane Knowles' role in the Dean's office extends far beyond co-hosting dinners and parties. Jeremy Knowles shares the story of coming home late from the office one night and finding that his wife had already done his homework...
...moods and our fatigue than we think. "It probably doesn?t do our kids much good at all if we?re frazzled about work or are exhausted when we?re spending time with them," he says. So if you find yourself nodding off after an evening of homework assistance and bedtime stories, stave off the temptation of the late-night movie and get some sleep instead. You?re kids will thank you for it. Someday...
DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTERS You type on a computer, but many of the information sources you refer to--brochures, newspapers and dictionaries--are still on paper. To help convert the printed word into digital form for reports or homework, C Technologies and Siemens have developed digital highlighters. Simply swipe them across a line of text, and they will store data for transfer to your PC, via infrared or serial port. Both Siemens' PocketReader and C Technologies' C Pen 200 cost $200. FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE Step into the lush, futuristic world of Final Fantasy VIII, the latest installment of the blockbuster PlayStation...
...parents. LaForge interviewed teachers, principals, school psychologists and other experts to develop her profiles of classrooms in each grade. She urges every parent to make a commitment to stay involved in his or her child's education, whether by volunteering, reading all the papers the school sends home, supervising homework or even making sure that a child gets a good breakfast. Sound like too much homework in these busy times? "Your child's success at school," writes LaForge, "has to be important enough for you to want to find the time and energy to stay on top of what...