Top Five Ways to Support Girls in School

I spoke to my daughter's teachers yesterday about her school work.  She has been in second grade in a school in Madrid since last September.  Before this she was at a school in California.  Her grades here are excellent considering they grade very hard here.  She got "Notable" in all her classes and a "Sobresaliente" in English, go figure.  The level of English they study here is more like Kinder for ESL's.  A "Notable" compared to the California is a little better than being at grade level.  "Sobresaliente"...

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Security vs. Openness at School

Last night we went to my daughter's school's open house.  We hadn't gotten a chance to see much of her school, because here in Madrid school's are not as open to parent's as they might be in the U.S. For one it's in a closed building where you only have access through the main door and even then you have to get buzzed in.  I like this part because of security issues.  Last year in the U.S. when I had to do a lock-down of my classroom for Code Red I wasn't left feeling that secure about our school.  Anyone could walk in to the...

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