Focus Less on Assignments and More on 'Essential Skills'
by Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Me from Lifehacker on (#53GV9)

As the end of the school year approaches and the long summer months loom ahead, I am often struck by two questions: Has my son learned everything he was supposed to learn in third grade? And how the hell am I supposed to keep him from falling even further behind without setting up an ongoing academic schedule during...