by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Education, Teachers
Let’s start with where the word ‘Phonics’ comes from: it is based upon the Greek word, ‘phone’ which simply means sound. In Phonics, a student is matching a sound with a letter (or group of letters), stringing them together and forming up...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Parents
I once read an article about a Native American tribe that educated its children in social responsibility and manners in a very unique way: the elders were always alert for the right things a child did and they always took the time to comment on them.Little Running...
by theboss | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles
Last week we spoke about the inherent problem with punishment: it is really nothing more than an authoritarian based behavior modification system.Results show that authoritarian based behavior modification systems don’t actually work. Even in the penal system,...
by theboss | Mar 19, 2019 | ADHD, ADD & Other Wrong Labels, Articles, Lastest News
Neuroscientist says children are being ‘labelled’ as having ADHD when there could be other reasons for their disorder. The Observer, Saturday 29 March 2014 One of the world’s leading neuroscientists, whose work has been acknowledged by work and...
by theboss | Mar 19, 2019 | ADHD, ADD & Other Wrong Labels, Articles, Parents
A young mother is in a state of shock and overwhelming grief. The unthinkable has happened. Her son has hanged himself. The caption under the heartbreaking photo of the devastated woman reads: “But I did everything the doctors told me to do.”This tragic...
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