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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Helping Without Taking Responsibility for Homework
I am grateful to Amy Campbell, a school counselor from the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia for making another contribution to this...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Stimulate Appetites with a Spot of Red
This story, which took place when my son was around ten years old, lacks any substantial value. However, when the weather gets cold, I...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 14, 2022
Marching Into the Gates of Hell or Seeking Love
Although I support responsible gun ownership, stockpiling weapons for the purpose of defending one’s home and family seems like a poorly...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 14, 2022
Going the Extra Mile to Build Self-Confidence
From time to time, I write to my teenage granddaughter. This post goes to a special fourteen-year-old I love. To a large extent, a...


Barbara Frandsen
Jun 29, 2022
To Save or Discard an Old Treasure?
“Oh, please — please let me have that doll!” I begged. We stood in the toy section of Dunlap’s Dry Goods Store on Main Street in Pecos,...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 29, 2022
LAND OF MY BIRTH – Poem from Civil War
Yesterday, I located a poem, which was written by Elisha Peter Couch who was the father of my Grandmother Mary Cordilia Couch Glover. I...


Barbara Frandsen
Jun 28, 2022
Encourage Kindness in Children
Once again, Dr. Amy Campbell, a counselor at the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia, shares a wonderful message. Amy’s post today...


Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Blend “Right and Wrong” with Self-Expression and Adventure
Imagine if you as a parent, grandparent or teacher, could enhance confidence and creativity in a child you love by altering one of your...


Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Filling Auntie’s Purse While Zipping Down Old Highway 80
My cousin, Patty currently struggles with cancer. Family stories seem to cheer her up a bit as well as events she and I shared. This...


Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Find Calm When Unexpected Events Fail Expectations
One thing that excites me about this business of living involves the outcomes of unexpected — even unwanted surprises. Monday was one of...
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