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Do School Systems Encourage Bad Parenting Behavior?

November 9, 2010

Update note: Due to neutle’s comment below (see comments) I realized that I didn’t title this post correctly. It was, Does Public School Encourage Bad Parenting Behavior?, although technically I’ve seen the same sort of behavior I discuss below happen with families in various school systems. Charter, public, private and so on – basically I’ve [...]

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Raise Happy & Knowledgeable Kids Without Public School

November 5, 2010

Public schools aren’t ever far in the back of my mind, but lately, they’ve taken over my brain, yes, even before green issues. That said, we’re going to be looking at some school issues over the next few weeks or so. I know this is a green blog, so sure, I’ll still be posting about [...]

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Healthy & Eco-Friendly School Lunch Food Ideas

November 2, 2010

I know my timing might seem weird regarding what to pack in a healthy and waste-free school lunch (yeah, we could have done this in September), but I just never got around to it. because pretty soon I’ll be reviewing a Planet Box. I’ve been a little leery of Planet Box, and other like-minded lunch [...]

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Tests & No Child Left Behind Lack Real Life Application

October 20, 2010

Did you come here from Why doesn’t your son go to a real school? – if not you may want to read that. Consider real life: How often, at work or just in normal conversations with others are you given test experiences. Most of the time you’re not. Your boss doesn’t say, “What will you [...]

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Outdoor Time Boosts Academic Performance

September 9, 2010

Just because it’s back to school time, doesn’t mean it’s back to indoor time. Sadly, that’s what many kids are exposed to. Schools rarely offer adequate outdoor time for kids. In a race to win the best test scores and prep kids for “Real life” many schools limit outdoor, nature time in exchange for more [...]

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Eco-Friendly DIY Waste-Free Packed Lunch Supplies

September 7, 2010

The other day we started looking at how to assemble your own reusable lunch kit. For this you’ll need a stand alone reusable lunch bag or box. Then you’ll need to gather some extra supplies, such as a water bottle, food container, cloth napkins and more. Choose a few items from each category below and [...]

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Most Adorable Packed Bento Box Ideas Ever!

September 6, 2010

Since it’s Labor Day, how about a cute break? If you use bento boxes for your child’s packed lunch, you must check out gamene’s Flickr pages for the MOST ADORABLE bento box ideas ever. Honestly, I never knew food could be so flipping cute. I had no idea you could do such creative stuff with [...]

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Green School Audit: School Cafeteria

September 6, 2010

The lunchroom is a huge part of a green school audit, because there are plenty of cafeteria areas that can usually be made more sustainable, it doesn’t take much to get a greener cafeteria going and this is an area that really matters for kids. After all, your children eat day in and day out [...]

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Stand alone reusable lunch bags and boxes

September 5, 2010

When it comes to packing an eco-friendly packed school lunch you’ve got three options. Two, we’ve already looked at. You can purchase a ready-made lunch kit – see 12 Reusable Waste-Free Lunch Kit Choices, or you can make your own waste-free lunch kit. The last option is to purchase an eco-friendly lunch bag or box [...]

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Gear up with non-toxic, eco-friendly school supplies

September 3, 2010

When choosing greener back-to-school supplies it’s easiest if you follow these steps: Make a list of all the school supplies that your child is required to have. For example; backpack, crayons, glue, pens, pencils, notebooks, paints, markers and tissues. Take a look at your list. Which school supplies are healthy for the environment? Which school [...]