mickeylozano
Mickey is the proud wife of Julio and a busy mama of seven kids. She is a graduate of Ashford University, where she majored in Entrepreneurship and Organizational Management. Currently, she is a proud ambassador for the Austin Parks Foundation.
5 Tips to Help With Virtual Learning | Sylvan Learning Center
I first made the decision to homeschool well over a decade ago, when I was a mom of 2. As the years passed, my household expanded from four to nine. I learned volumes of...
My kids are fine with virtual learning, it’s me who is on the struggle...
As a mom of 7 kids, I’m no stranger to learning at home. I was a homeschooling parent for many years, but last year almost all of our kids decided to go to public...
Resources to help you navigate schooling during COVID
With a whirlwind of confusion and panic looming over the upcoming school year, many parents are looking for answers. Austin Mayor Steve Adler has recently stated that virtual schooling is likely to go beyond...
Resources & Tips to Teaching Math at Home
In the current climate of viruses, unemployment numbers, and social distancing, many of our normal daily routines are dearly missed. One of those routines is our children walking into school each morning to meet...
Creating Diversity in our Home Libraries
In 1990, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop wrote, “Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger...
National Women’s History Month in Austin
What began in 1982 as “Women’s History Week” has now evolved into a full month of rightful recognition for women. March is National Women’s History Month, dedicated to the vital roles and contributions of...
Best Ways To Keep Your Kid From The Summer Slide
While the summertime break from school is enthusiastically welcomed by students and teachers, the “summer slide” is a very real challenge for families to overcome each year.
According to the National Summer Learning Association,...
Happy World Music Day!
When asked why culture is important to improving human relations, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma replied, “Music, arts and sciences, and the humanities—culture—have always been fundamental. They meet a most basic need: to understand. Culture...
How to Raise A Book Lover
How to Raise A Book Lover
“Few children learn to love books by themselves. Someone has to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word; someone has to show them the way.” (Orville...
Dear Husband, I Know You Hate Your Job, But You Will Find Your Purpose
Dear Husband, I Know You Hate Your Job,
But You Will Find Your Purpose
Dear Husband,
I know you are tired today. I know you are weary of the miles in traffic, the lifeless conversations, the endless...