How To Manage a Group Project
It’s inevitable that your child will be involved in a group project at least once this year. Unfortunately, it’s also inevitable that once a group project is assigned, not everyone will do their part, causing stress for all those involved. In the interest of arriving at a result that everyone can be proud of, here […] […]
10 Tips for Mastering Math
Math is challenging for many students; it’s the most challenging subject in school. Just hearing the word “math” can create anxiety, frustration, and self-doubt. The good news is that math success isn’t about being naturally gifted. It’s about building strong habits, practicing consistently, and getting support when needed. Now that the summer is underway, it’s […] […]
Active Thinking: Turning the Brain on for Better Grades
All students are active thinkers by nature, but not all students know how to be active thinker when it comes to classroom learning. And especially not when it comes to homework. That’s because, like many other school skills—studying, organization, focus—active thinking is a skill that students need to be taught how to use. Then, like […] […]
USING AGENDAS 101
How to maximize the best organizational tool available We know why using an agenda is important, right? Short-term memory is imperfect, kids forget their homework assignments, organization skills are important to academic success: these are just some of the great reasons that schools to provide agendas and/or planners to students. But one major shortcoming of […] […]
Afraid to Fail-Why Some Students Don’t Even Try.
On the subject of participation in the classroom, we’ve looked at how to encourage your child to raise his hand in class, and how participation in the classroom can improve grades. We’ve also touched on how being shy can prohibit a child’s willingness to participate. But another big reason that accounts for an unwillingness to […] […]
Raise Your Hand:
Encouraging Students To Speak Up in Class Grades1-6 For students who are too shy, too hesitant, or too unwilling to speak out in class, the results can mean poor grades and poor classroom participation marks. Those poor grades can make self-esteem plummet and make the child even less willing to raise his hand. It’s a […] […]
Raise Your Hand:
Encouraging Students To Speak Up in Class Grades 7-12 How many classes in a school day are fun, interactive classes—a place for bouncing ideas off one another in a point/counter-point lively interactive learning forum? Sadly, the answer is not too many, if none at all. Most classrooms exist in the lecture-listen format, which means that […] […]
Techniques for the Classroom. Lesson 1: Paying Attention
It’s happened to us all before. You are in an important meeting. Someone is giving a presentation. A power point presentation starts, then, the next thing you know, everyone is getting up and leaving. You haven’t heard a word that’s been said. You were staring out the window, not paying attention. You were distracted. Kids […] […]
How to take great notes in class
Better studying begins by being able to take good notes in class to study from in the first place. Here are 11 tips to make your child a more efficient note taker. Sit front and center Encourage your child to sit near the front and middle of the classroom or lecture hall. Fewer distractions occur […] […]