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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.


Let Pain and Fear Go
Getting what we want and not getting what we want are both conditions for growth. Life is neither good nor bad. It’s just that we are...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 25, 2022


Help Others Hear You With— ‘I’ Messages
How often have I expressed a thought or feeling and realized my remark offended someone? Often my delivery rather than the actual message...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


What Do We Need to Know About Deep Dyslexia?
Teachers of children with dyslexia take many additional educational hours. Academic Language Therapy (ALT) provides the most extensive...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


Warning: One Way to Damage Public Education
In an imperfect world, public education often becomes the target of complaints about the entire state of education. Although I realize...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


What Do You Believe About God?
No one can tell you what you should believe about God. You have to dig that out for yourself. Your minister can share his or her beliefs....
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


What Do We Need to Know About Increasing Class Size?
In a scramble to reduce educational expenses, politicians and educators must examine all possibilities. One idea, supported by Gates and...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


How TV Recall Improves Comprehension
What is Comprehension? Comprehension always involves thinking and is synonymous with understanding. Comprehension always focuses on...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


Warning: Bullies on Board —Handle With Care
One of our grandsons just completed fourth grade with pride. Good teacher, interesting assignments, successful achievement levels. All...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


A Loving Letter from the Post Office
The picture and letter below were sent to me through email. This amazing story, told by a mother, demonstrates that the world continues...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022


Helping With Stress and Anxiety
I am grateful to Amy Campbell for this contribution. Amy is the counselor at the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia. Amy spends her days...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022
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