by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Education, Online Education, Parents, Teachers
As I looked at writing about this subject I had a horrible realization: it appears that no one really knows what “education” actually is. And this may be the underlying problem.I will lay out for you the most popular common practices that masquerade as “education”...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Education, Parents, Teachers
If your children are good readers, does this mean that they are good spellers? I think the answer to that question has a great deal to do with how well they understand basic phonics rules.From my own experience of reading via phonics, vs. sight recognition, phonics...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Education, Parents, Teachers
Who of us does not remember the TV shows for children where the cute, anthropomorphic animal bounces up onto the screen and starts off way too enthusiastically, like this: “Okay kids, let’s sound this word out! Whoo hooo! What’s the first letter...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Parents
“I WANT something that you have …which you have already told me I can’t have …but I am too little to acquire it for myself …and I really, REALLY want it!”This is the simple thought process that is going on in your child’s mind...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, How to Study, Dictionaries, Parents, Teachers
“I love the violin but I didn’t know it was going to be HARD!…”I had started to notice something off with my adorable little violin student. There were times he did not show up for lessons, times he had been acting up before lessons, and he had...
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