Monthly Archives: March 2007

The impact of parental involvement

EVERY year I interview school board candidates running for office and I ask them, “How can you make our schools better?” and someone inevitably answers “more parental involvement.” That phrase, and the one that goes “it’s for the children” can … Continue reading

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My Favorite Things

About a week ago I wrote about how the small cities we live in here in the San Gabriel Valley give us some favorite things. Things we hang onto for familiarit, convenience or nostalgia. One of those I lamented was … Continue reading

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