Because I Said So

Introducing...

by Danielle Wood

Today is a big day. Almost a year ago, to the date, I started doing some freelance work for a not-yet-funded idea for a website. It would be a place for parents of school-aged kids to gather and trade tips and advice. A place for them to get their questions answered on a variety of topics, with the knowledge that anything they found had been pre-screened for accuracy. And a place where they could get a Cliff Notes of sorts not only on all things education, but also on ideas that make family life more fun.

The company was funded back in October and we started with three of us in a tiny attic, bursting with ideas. Today, for the first time, education.com is finally an official reality.

It's a little strange to release it out into the world. I feel somewhat like I did on my son's first day of preschool--proud of all I'd done for him, but aware that he'd grow even more with the help of others. As they say in parenting, "It takes a village" and I feel the same about this site. I'm surrounded by an incredible staff of educators, psychologists, and parents and we've been pouring our passion into education.com, in the hopes of what it could be, for the past 8 months. But as proud as we are of what we've done, it's time to wave from the gate and let this fledgling fly.

I hope you'll help us. I hope that you will find what you're looking for, and that if you don't, you'll let us know. And I hope that you'll contribute your ideas by building groups and adding to discussions, so that we can make this site everything we all dream it could be. Education is a huge topic to tackle. And a small group of people can't do it alone. But together, we can make something incredible.

True, it takes a village. But if the web can get people to talk about everything from widgets to hotel rooms, the origins of names to the history of marshmallows, it can certainly help us talk about the important things. And there's nothing more important than this.

So, won't you be my neighbor?

Danielle Wood is the Director of Editorial for Education.com. You can reach her at editorial@education.com

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