Let ME tell you about my friend, Joe Biden. Who am I and why should you care what I think? Well, I’m not President Obama — not even close. I’m a small, 68 year old widowed mother of 12, grandmother of 12; I homeschooled my own sizable brood and now…

On Wednesday morning ten of my children were engaged in an at turns angry, disappointed, thoughtful and mournful conversation on What’s App, as they tried to make sense of the perspective of nearly half this nation, and the efforts to pervert the voice of the people that has been perpetrated…

The Joe I Know — Reflections from an Old Friend I’ve known Joe Biden for almost 50 years. I’m not in his inner circle of family and friends but I have made it into the wide circle of people who have been consistently touched by his gift for caring over…

My high-risk pregnancy convinced me that every woman has the right — and obligation — to make this choice alone — My position on abortion is paradoxical: I hate abortion, yet I’m pro-choice. I expect more people than you might think agree with me. Abortion rights were a big deal on college campuses when I was a freshman at Yale in 1971. Students held loud rallies promoting it on the Old…

10 Reasons Donald Trump will Wreck Your Kids He’s a rude, name calling bully. DT is merciless and shameless in the way he characterizes those around him….friend or foe. Jeb Bush, Mario Rubio, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz…all the Republican superstars were subjected to his asinine tactics during the Republican Primary…

What a Happy Home School is Not A short list of things to avoid Sometimes, it’s easier to define something by describing what it is not. There is something to be said for this contrary approach when it comes to understanding a well functioning home school. Just like every family…

In the last few weeks, two of my sons, now with seven kids between them, called, not for advice but asking me to share some thoughts with others on the do’s and don’t’s of teaching kids at home. They both work in impressive circles and their colleagues had expressed interest…

Life is Crazy. I Taught My Kids at Home and You Can, Too. Yesterday morning, I almost choked on my herbal tea. A guest on National Public Radio was suggesting that kids in America, currently missing school due to Covid-19, will suffer educational setbacks comparable to those of refugee children…