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Students Hope To Travel To India

Kevin Richards — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:43 +0000

Some Albany Area students are hoping to make a difference by taking a Mission Trip to India. While hosting a cupcake fundraiser to help pay for their expenses, we asked future Nursing student Kim Newell why this trip was so important and how people can help her group accomplish their mission.

Am I Depriving My Child By Not Making Her Do More Extra Curricular Activities? – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:14 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Dilemma: Was told today that I’m not being an effective parent because I don’t involve my daughter in more out of school activities. Because she only does dance, she is not going to grow into a well rounded person. First of all, my daughter CHOOSES to only want to do [...]

Meet Ronald Piper – A Hardworking Local Kid That Wants Your Help

Jake Thomas — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:01:20 +0000

Ronald Piper emailed us and asked us if we could help him out with something that is important to him. Believe me, he has been working hard and is full of ambition.He’s a bright 8th grader at Taconic Hills Middle School that is actually taking some accelerated 9th grade classes too. Here is the well [...]

A Daughter Has Problems Learning And The School And The Mom Are Blaming Each Other – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:36:20 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Dilemma: My daughter is having some trouble at school. She’s in third grade and while she is very intelligent, she struggles socially and is not getting very good grades on her school work. She has trouble remembering things, like multiplication facts, and has a hard time with reading comprehension. The school’s [...]

Suicide Victim Found On Shenendehowa School District Property

Sean McMaster — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:48:05 +0000

The Shenendehowa School district has issued a statement about an early morning suicide on school grounds. “The N.Y. State Police reported to school officials that at approximately 1 a.m. Friday morning, the body of an adult male was discovered on school property. While the police are still investigating, the apparent cause of death was suicide. [...]

Fonda Fultonville Central School 4th Graders Song for Small Town Tour

Richie Phillips — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:40:12 +0000

When Lisa Vosburgh, the Music Teacher and Mary Sweet, the 4th Grade Teacher at FFCS heard that The Sean + Richie Show was heading into town, they got together and created a song for us! I had a scheduling conflict and was trying to juggle things so I could make it out to the school to [...]

My Kid Doesn't Want To Go To School – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:09:51 +0000

The "Daily Dilemma" on the Sean and Richie Show is featured every weekday morning at 6:40am. We and the listeners take on someone's problems and try to offer different perspectives. Now, these don't have to be huge problems- it could just be something bothering you or a friend, or it could be some little thing you and another just can't agree on. If you have a dilemma to share we'd love to hear it just e-mail us here at the show.

Mom Busted for Hacking Into School Computers to Change Kids' Grades

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:17:52 +0000

Helping your kids with their homework is one thing. Breaking into the school’s computer systems to change your kids’ grades is something else entirely — but that’s what a mom in Pennsylvania is accused of doing.

School Principal's Day – Kevin Richards Suspended

Kevin Richards — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:51 +0000

May 1 is School Principal’s Day. Do you have any good or bad memories of your principal? To no one’s surprise, I was well behaved in school, the music nerd who did all of his work and followed the rules of every teacher. However, when my senior year rolled along I guess I was tired [...]

How Would You Discipline This Kid?

Sean McMaster — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:12:21 +0000

Today on the show we read a story about a woman who got arrested for making her 10 year old son walk to school after he got kicked off the bus for bad behavior for the 5th time. We got talking about how it seems today the kids seem to be a little "soft", that we never would have gotten away with as much as they do.

Shenendehowa Soccer Team & Coach in Trouble

GNA — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:37:54 +0000

Shenendehowa district officials are investigating an incident involving the girls’ soccer team. The team smashed their second place plaque by throwing it to the ground, an act the school’s varsity coach saw, but failed to stop. Coach Holli Mulholland won’t be fired for her failure to intervene, however; Shen’s athletic director, Chris Culnan, declined to say if students and/or the [...]

Guilderland High & Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High Named Semifinalists

GNA — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:58:49 +0000

Two local schools here in the Capital Region have been named semifinalists in the 2012 Grammy Signature School program. Guilderland High School and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School are in the running for an award. A total of 125 schools nationwide were named as demonstrating “outstanding commitment to music and education.” The way the program [...]

5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Do Their Homework

Paula Kashtan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:09:35 +0000

Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids. 1 Study Daily Every day should [...]

Five Things To Do on Our First Hot Summer Like Days [LIST]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:41:21 +0000

This was the time of year that hated to be in school. Besides being anxious to get out for summer vacation, the days that were very hot, like the kind of weather we’re experiencing now. Sitting in the class, with sweat running down your face, thinking you’re going to faint. If you were lucky, you [...]

Ms. Bushey's 4th Graders At Shaker Road Elementary Are Graduating! [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:50:13 +0000

I always like to get the Reading, Writing and Rhyming progam out there toward the end of the school year to see if we can capture (in song) the excitement of moving up to the next grade level. Remember those days? Well, these kids are ready! They'll tell you about it in song.

Can You Tell If Your Toddler Is Ivy League Material? Apparently So!

Richie Phillips — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:58:38 +0000

I’m all for letting your kid be “all that they can be”. And it’s not a bad thing to challenge them. In high school. In Junior High School. But expecting them to be Ivy League candidates in KINDERGARTEN? This one lady is so convinced that she’s suing the school for ruining the kid’s chances!According to [...]

Schoharie Elementary School Is The Best

Richie Phillips — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:18:07 +0000

It is!!! Just ask the kids! They’ll break into song at any moment to tell you about it. And I was lucky enough to be there to capture it with my handy-dandy recorder. Here is the song from Mrs. Yager’s class. And a fine bunch of singers they were too!!! Thanks to Mrs. Yager and principal [...]

Learning And Education In America

Sean McMaster — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:46:34 +0000

Yesterday, when my sixteen year old son came home from school, I asked him the ever annoying, and almost rhetorical question. “How was school today?” After the obligatory, “fine.” I thought maybe a follow up question would be a nice touch. So I asked, “Well, what did you learn today , anything good?” After some [...]

Reading, Writing and Rhyming Program-How It Started

Richie Phillips — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:07:33 +0000

The very first time I went to visit a school to write a song parody with kids, I walked out with my tail between my legs! It was a high school senior history class. OK, it was an 8th period class in May, so maybe I'm being too picky. But let's put it this way--I ran out of that building so fast, they almost signed me up for the track team!