Category Archives: School

Parents’ take: What weight do you place on standardized testing?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Angie Mason

Parents shared their thoughts on standardized tests in a Cram Session blog entry.

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Learning isn’t just for your kids

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Joan

Being a homeschooling parent doesn’t just mean facilitating your kids’ learning. Especially for unschoolers, the advice often says to look at your own life. What are YOU learning? Are you interested – and interesting? Joan Concilio Otto talks about being a love-to-learn role model.

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‘Writing Race’ mobile app would turn writing into a game

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Dallastown resident Eric Thiegs aims to create Writing Race, a mobile writing app that would allow two friends to collaborate on writing a story, just a few words at a time.

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Get ready for the holidays with Smart

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Don’t miss these holiday-themed Smart posts from the week of Nov. 26, 2012.

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Our family’s best stay-inside projects

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Joan

Unschooling mom and online editor Joan Concilio Otto shares a roundup of some of the activities she and her 12-year-old daughter, Sarah, kept busy with during Hurricane Sandy.

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Hanover parents join together to support drama programs

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Angie Mason

When it looked like cost-saving ideas might include fewer theater performances in the Hanover Public School District, parents joined forces to try to help.

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A Smart family getaway: Our trip to Assateague and Chincoteague

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Joan

The Concilio/Otto family took a three-day trip to Assateague, Md., and Chincoteague, Va. It’s a great trip from York with many amazing science and nature sites that are well worth exploring.

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Pumpkin painting, learning from movies and a trip to the beach: What our family learning looked like this week

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Joan

Unschooling mom and online editor Joan Concilio Otto shares a roundup of recent activities with her 12-year-old daughter, Sarah, including painting pumpkins and learning from movies.

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Michigan teen draws attention to bullying;
legislation aims to toughen laws in Pa.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Angie Mason

A Michigan teen has drawn attention to bullying issues, and a new effort in Pennsylvania aims to beef up laws regarding bullying.

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Do you give back to your school like these York College seniors?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Angie Mason

Visit the Cram Session blog to weigh in on whether you give back to your college.

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