Linkin Blogs: Over Parenting? Over Private School? Over CNN?

11/17/08 - By Nina

It seemed like it would never end but the frenzied election and even the high of victory seems to be winding down.  Hopefully, hope and optimism will remain a bit longer and judging by the number of people who are trying to get tickets to the inauguration this year it appears to still be in tact.  I admit that I am glad to rescue my television from CNN and return it to less important things like the new season of Top Chef, though if you are suffering from detox, keep reading for some advice.  As for the news, posts this week ponder over parenting and the new forms it takes (editing your college kids essays via email), some resolution to the confusing process of getting into public kindergarten, private school's economic woes, the 12 germiest places you encounter in daily life and more.

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Over parenting?
  The New Yorker tackles over parenting as in parenting too much, not being done with it.  Though that would be an interesting read as well.

Michelle Mania.
  This Salon article on the momification of Michelle Obama wonders why everyone seems more interested in her outfit choices than her job choice and the challenges ahead of her.   And her hubby brings the weekly Democratic address to the interweb (umm, its about time someone thought of that) on their new website where they are also bloggin, you can check out at change.gov.

Private vs. Public
New York Magazine reports that the city’s private schools are starting to feel the effects of the recession which may start a run for public schools and The Times ponders where Malia and Sasha will wind up, seems sure to be private. 
 

Getting Into Preschool and Kindergarten.  A new documentary called Nursery University looks at the cutthroat NYC private preschool applications ritual and NYC public schools are changing their plans to centralize the process of getting into public kindergarten though it is still neighborhood-based. 

Detox.  For germaphones, this article gives you the scoop on the 12 germiest places in your life and the New York Magazine provides some advice for the election addicts who are detoxing from coverage.