What’s Good on the Playground Is Good in the Boardroom
School is almost done for the year. Over the course of the year, students have been taught a lot of information in the classroom—all of it very important knowledge that can, and will, become the academic foundation that they will build future careers upon. But what if the most important lessons that students learn over […] […]
Positive After School Hours
What does your child like to do in her spare time? Does he like to paint? Or read? Maybe she likes to play video games or practice soccer techniques. How your child fills his after-school hours can impact how he learns in school in both negative and positive ways. Your child’s after school activities can […] […]
Help Your Child Develop Confidence
Techniques to help students succeed in the classroom These strategies help children of all ages develop the confidence they need to succeed, both in and out of the classroom. Set a Routine. School is a routine. The sooner that young children are familiar with a routine, the sooner they will feel comfortable and confident. Even […] […]
Making the Grade
By Angela Marseglia, B.Ed., MA I often receive panicked phone calls at this time of year from parents who are worried that they have missed the boat on getting appropriate help for their child. Now that the winter holidays and March Break are behind us, they can see that the end is closer than they […] […]
Reading Comprehension and the Classroom
After 35 years of working with kids, we know that most of the problems that young students encounter at school can be traced back to their literacy skills, and in particular, reading comprehension. What is Reading Comprehension? Reading comprehension is the ability to read a sentence and understand its meaning. It is the ability to […] […]
Summer Learning Facts and Figures
Summer Camps to keep students on track So, the final bell of the school year has rung; even though the classroom is closed for the season, it doesn’t mean that a child’s potential to learn has stopped. In fact, summer is a critical time for learning. Without some measure of formal education, kids can experience […] […]
School Systems not Keeping with the Times
An article in a recent issue of Time Magazine says that in a society filled will technological development, social change, and health care advances, one thing remains a shining beacon of the past: our school systems. “Today’s economy demands not only high-level competence in the traditional academic disciplines, but also what might be called 21st […] […]
TED Talks – Sir Ken Robinson on Education
Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, gives an entertaining and touching talk on children and their native creative abilities. Uncommon Genius by Denise Shekerjian is also worth a look. In it she interviews 40 winners of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship award – an award given to those who […] […]
Does my child need a tutor?
It’s a month plus into the school year, and your child is probably settling into a homework routine. But what if you’ve read the homework tips, and tried them all out, and that homework time is less of a routine, and more of a headache? Does this mean that your child might need a tutor? […] […]
The Curriculum
Webster defines ’curriculum’ as ’a regular course of study; an accepted schedule; a routine.’ This definition implies that schools must teach their students according to these principles. If we apply this definition to the teaching practices of the average elementary school, we would find that every class indeed has a ’course of study, an accepted […] […]