Category Archives: Education

These Boots: The Title Has a Colon Because I Mention Academia

Posted on January 11, 2014 by advicefrommarta

One hundred years ago, or maybe it was fourteen, or maybe yesterday I’m not sure which, I bought these boots. I had moved to Chicago on a whim, and then seven years later fled the city in what I now … Continue reading →

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I Met the Angry White Guy

Posted on November 1, 2013 by advicefrommarta

The “Angry White Guy” is a stock figure in feminist writing. This is a man who rails at the world for changing and taking away his privilege and blames it all on women and minorities. Last month I “met” AWG … Continue reading →

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Did Hebrew School Kill American Judaism

Posted on October 13, 2013 by advicefrommarta

Since the Pew study about the declining number of Jews who consider Judaism their religion as opposed to their heritage came out a lot of people have written about the decline and possible reasons for it. I’m not a religious … Continue reading →

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Spartacus & The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Posted on August 29, 2013 by advicefrommarta

A new school year started and I’ve been thinking a lot about what it is I really want my children to learn this year and through life. What are the lessons I think they need most? It occurred to me … Continue reading →

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The Boy Scout Dilemma, Another Update

Posted on May 24, 2013 by advicefrommarta

Last Fall my husband and I spent a lot of time debating internally, on here, and on Facebook what to do about our Boy Scout problem. Our son wanted to be a Boy Scout. His sister is a Girl Scout … Continue reading →

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Fear and Lock Downs

Posted on March 19, 2013 by advicefrommarta

Yesterday my children’s school was on “soft lock down.” There had been a home burglary in the area and the police requested the lock down as a precautionary measure. I didn’t find out about it until the lock down was … Continue reading →

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Reading Is Fundamental … Or Hopefully Not

Posted on July 12, 2012 by advicefrommarta

I was pregnant with my oldest child for 42 and 1/2 weeks. That’s a lot of time to worry. I worried that my baby would be a boy and I would have to decide about circumcising him. I worried that … Continue reading →

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In Defense of the All American Child (and his mom)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by advicefrommarta

It seems that the only thing we American moms love to read more than articles about the fake wars that we’re supposedly engaging in with each other is books and articles about how everyone else is better at parenting than … Continue reading →

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Oui, Une Plus Post about Les French Maman(s)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by advicefrommarta

A couple of weeks ago a new bomb was thrown in the war of Perfect People vs. American Suburban Moms Who Do Everything Wrong. This time, it is the French who do everything better than we do. First of all, … Continue reading →

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Boys in School

Posted on January 9, 2012 by advicefrommarta

A few months ago I had a terrifying playground conversation with another mom. We both have boys in kindergarten at the same school, but not in the same class. I’ve heard stories about her son being a little on the … Continue reading →

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