This Week...School Days!

Good morning Kathy. Suburbs back in session but the city kids in Chicago don't go back until after Labor Day. Enjoy your day!

Good morning, Kathy Streib there are days when I miss teaching.... but not the rules that are in favor of the students today.... I'd be in handcuffs with the disrespect I hear about... 

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin

I like your final sentence, Kathy. So true, we need to emphasis the importance of being a good citizen of the world. My oldest son, and wife, take their young boys on many adventurous trips - Portugal, Spain, Hawaii, and soon France and Italy.   He says it helps them feel a part of something much bigger - and realize their connection to humanity.  I agree. Sadly, not many families have the ability to do this...

On another note, It's hard to believe some of the kids are already back in school. Summer seemed to fly by this year. D 

It is that time of year, I am happy though that schools in NH go back after Labor day. Kids get to enjoy 3 more weeks of summer, have a good weekend

Good morning, Kathy... education was #1 in my house growing up. To this day, I remember my mother always saying "first, get your education; then go do whatever you want to do."

Without a good education the doors for oppurtunity and not always open. Wow our Florida kids have already gone back to school this week. Short month for them.

I am sure that it is a big relief for parents when school begins, kids can surely be a lot to handle.  I have learned that with my niece and nephews.

Hi Kathy Streib - we came back up north just as school was starting in Florida but took advantage of the tax free weekend there.

Kathy,

What Martin Luther King said is exactly what so many are lacking in their education, one to think intensively and to think critically.

I see the moms I know gearing up for back to school in our area.  They anxiously await that big  yellow school bus coming down the street and whisking away the kids.

Hello Kathy,  I remember school always starting the first day after labor day growong up.  I see so many kids walking to school now.  

Kathy parent will have to wait one more week around here before they send off the little bundles of joy off to school

I still love going old school . I remember longing to go back to school and seeing my friends  Kathy Streib 

Morning Kathy.

At that time in my life, I just wanted to get it over with.  Looking back, that was not the right decision, sigh

I worked at a software company for several years, and one thing I learned was how valuable education is.  For example, we had young people who had come out of war torn areas like Bosnia.  One girl in particular was 20.  She landed here in the U.S. both her parents had been killed during the fighting in her home country.  She came to work at our company because she could program computers.  In a few years, she married another well educated refugee from the same part of the globe.  Together, they made a life for themselves, started a family, and were quite successful.  I sold them a wonderful home in an upscale part of the Greater Sacramento region.  NONE of that would have been possible without the education they had.  What I learned is that even if every monetary, material thing is taken from you.  Even if your family is destroyed.  If you have an education, you can dust yourself off, and begin anew!

CONGRATULATIONS Kathy, on having this blog FEATURED in the PHOTOS group!

I asked Jack and Thomas when they go back to school and they both cringed. Tom said "Neena, don't say the "S" word!"

Oh, I love this - it brings back so many memories, Kathy.

One that I thought you'd enjoy - about those Mimosas...really, it was about the Mimosas and we MAY or may not remember to bring a brunch item! As long as we had plenty of OJ and champagne, that's all that mattered! LOL

Hi Kathy - there's a very important message in this post and I don't need another mimosa to find it.  Although, if one found its way into my hand...well...I digress...