Barbara FrandsenJun 25, 2022Values and StoriesGrandmother’s Voice in 1892: Burning Baby!The following story comes from the voice and point of view of my grandmother as a young mother in East Texas. Grandmother Glover told...
Barbara FrandsenJun 25, 2022BehaviorHow Can We Teach Personal Responsibility?As a mother, a teacher, and now as a grandparent, I realize how much children want and need sensible limits. I also appreciate that the...
Barbara FrandsenJun 25, 2022Values and StoriesTwo West Texas Cowboys and MotherToday, I want to deviate from my usual writing about literacy, behavior, dyslexia, or politics and share a family story. This story is...
Barbara FrandsenJun 25, 2022PoliticsTeach the Facts — Just the FactsIn a system where facts seem like beliefs and beliefs act like facts, I fear for the education of our children and grandchildren. I...