If you are a parent supporting your child’s education, either full-time or part-time, you have much for which to be thankful as we take time out of our busy schedules to consider such things. Think for a moment of the millions of children who attend public schools. Some of them will be fine; others will not. Without a parent’s attention to such matters, there is no one to recognize and care enough to fix a bad situation. Conversely, with a parent who accepts the ultimate responsibility for a child’s education no matter where it occurs, that child is saved from “falling through the cracks” in a system where s/he is but one of millions. With you “at the helm,” this won’t happen to your child. Enjoy this time – it flies by very quickly!

You can be thankful that when you share time with your child, you are creating connection and memories strong enough to last as s/he grows into adulthood and into independent life. Use this time to share skills and knowledge that just aren’t addressed in classrooms where the pursuit of good test scores determines the topics of the day.

Surfer Dude and I are about to begin preparing for tomorrow, but we want to wish you and yours a safe and very Happy Thanksgiving, and a peace-filled Black Friday. We’re thankful for the response to our endeavor at this early stage of the voyage, and want you to know we love hearing from you. We’re taking the day off tomorrow, but we’ll be back.

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