Volunteer – What does it mean?

What do you think of when you hear the word volunteer? For me, it is a person who is dedicated to a cause in such a way that they give freely of their time and energy to an organization in helping to sustain it. Volunteers make the world go round, in my opinion, and...

Has This Happened to You?

Granted, this was made by some attorneys as an advertisement, as noted by their names said several times at the end of the movie, but I think it is makes a valid point.Most recently I have been helping a family with a school problem, and actually the doctors now. This...

Study Tips

As finals will be here in less than 2 weeks, here is some advice for those who need to prepare:Review/ copy your notes. Take 15 minutes each day to review or copy your notes for each class. If you have 4 core classes, it will take you 1 hour each day. If you start...

The Magician’s Trick

On Thursday this week, Arne Duncan praised the progress made by IDEA law as the 35th anniversary of the passage of this legislation approaches. He went on to say that although there has been progress, the dream hasn’t been fully realized yet. However, the law is...

Issues for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

This week I had the opportunity to interview someone at a local organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. I am excited to share it here, because I feel that even as adults, we are all continually learning. Therefore this is very relevant to what...

A Silly Ban on Silly Bandz

It’s 9am morning announcements and what did they just say? Silly Bandz are now banned in school? (picture of silly bands on right comes from their website) This is the trend. As children get excited about the cute rubber bracelets made into shapes, the schools...