Thanksgiving 2019
We continue to have quite an exciting and busy Thanksgiving week. Dina, arrived last Saturday with her three children: Rylie (age 11),...
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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
Jun 7, 2022
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
My Aunt Maggie used to say that someone in a bad situation probably felt stuck between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps her description...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Topsy-Turvy World
The Austin American Statesman published an article I recently submitted. I share it below. The Republican Party Succumbed to Trump We...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Playing An Old, Tired Game
I fear we have initiated a full-scale adult version of the “pay-back” game. As children, we played this game but with less significant...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Pushing the Boundaries After COVID-19
When I was a college student, many of us read books and articles by Alan Watts. A quote from Watts claims, “By replacing fear of the...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Paradigm Shift for Schools
“As a retired educator, what do you think we should do about school this fall?” our oldest grandson asked. Not a trivial question. In...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Proclamation on the Schoolhouse Door
Even after we abolish police brutality and the death of minorities, we will still be challenged to consider blatant inconsistencies in...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
Black Lives Matter
Frederick Douglass, a freed slave who became an acclaimed writer and a public speaker shared, “If there is no struggle, there is no...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
LETTER FROM A PARENT ABOUT SCHOOL OPENINGS
THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY A PARENT. ALTHOUGH IT IS LONG, IT IS WORTH READING ALL THE WAY TO THE END. If you are in the “schools must...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 7, 2022
We Live an the Perfect Time
We Live at the Perfect Time From the Unity Spiritual Center, I read, “Let us not forget that we were all born for such a time as this....
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