Back to School: 7 rules for starting the school year off right

To start the year off right, pay careful attention to the following:

7. Set goals

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Children unload off the bus at Eugene Field Elementary School in Silverton, Ore., for their first day back to school, Sept. 4, 2007.

Ask your child how she would like to end this next school year. What she hopes to accomplish, what grades she would like to have, etc. Ask her what she would like to hear her teacher say about her if she overheard her teacher talking to someone about her.

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