Deployment Support for Military-Connected Students
When a service member deploys, it affects everyone in the family. Students, especially, may be most impacted by the sudden change, as it can evoke powerful feelings and disrupt the normal home operations/routines, which can produce negative effects in school. Fortunately, there are a number of resources available for military-connected students (including homeschoolers): Deployed Parent […]
Why Moving is Better Than Staying
Moving in the military can be viewed as something to endure and struggle through, but what if it is actually something to embrace and celebrate? I’ve often heard other military kids talk about how moving is negative. They talk about leaving behind friends, familiar places, and comfortable routines, which can feel like losing a part […]
Life’s Little Experiences
Read Your Article(s) Thanks…it’s my answer to anyone who approaches me and says, “Hey Rod (Ron, Rob, Mr. Wilson) I read your articles all the time.” It’s not to boast, but it’s happening more and more. One of my friends, Curt, will send me comments about my articles and this week he wanted to add […]
The back to school feeling never leaves
I remember being particularly nostalgic my senior year of college. As I sorted through my school supplies and prepared to complete academic journey, I remember thinking, It sure is going to feel weird next year when back-to-school is no longer a thing for me. August meant the smell of fresh paper, meticulously choosing new pens, […]
And Your Assumption Would Be Incorrect
Those Lasting Words Of WisdomI can’t really remember the exact day that my Dad imparted a few words of wisdom to me, but as I remember it went something like this: Did you assume that I would not notice that the car was not parked where it normally is in the driveway? To which I […]
Back to school, a blessing or a curse?
Our grandchildren stayed with us for the past three weeks and the morning they were preparing to leave, I was sitting on the porch with my 14-year-old granddaughter talking about how the summer went. I asked her if she’s ready to go back to school and she told me she’s been bored most of the […]
Local Resources to Support Student Literacy
Literacy is important. It is the foundation of all other learning. To facilitate reading, writing, and communication skills, I have compiled a list of six resources (not all inclusive) for our military-connected students: 1. United Through Reading This is an organization that offers literacy and of parent connection during deployment, providing free books to military […]
August is farmers’ market month
Since I’m no longer a vendor at a farmers’ market, nor on the board of the North Dakota Farmers’ Market & Growers Association, I feel I can talk about markets without bias. I’ll always be a proponent of farmers’ markets because that’s what my wife and I did for 20 years. We made some money, […]
Be Grateful for the Playful
Shriners Embrace a Playful AttitudeThere are a lot of reasons to be a Shriner, the most important being the support of Shriners Children’s. Since 1922, Shriners Children’s has been changing lives through pediatric specialty care. Local Shrine organizations are also key to locating and helping families with travel and other expenses when they need this […]
Attention Homeschoolers
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