Essential subjects in school: History is one of those and should be mandatory! From history we learn what economic and political systems were successful, and which were not. There are elements which rather would that our kids not study history.
Kids at Home Series – Part 1
What do I do now? The first in our “KIDS AT HOME Series”... Tips and ideas for parents of kids who...
ARE MANNERS IMPORTANT?
Let's start by defining what manners really are. They are the social actions we take in order to...
10 ways to use iPads in Classrooms
Across the education sector, tablets in schools are becoming a common phenomenon, allowing...
Cultivating the next gen of coders – ninja style
Strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” suddenly fill the Denver dojo. The song drowns out the merry...
Choose your “hard”
A friend of mine posted up pictures of herself before and after losing 165 pounds of fat. There...
“Common Core” Right Idea, Wrong Foundation!
I read an excellent article today by Janine DeFao, associate editor at Bay Area Parent, about the...
Harsh Reality – Homework Wars
There is a point in every unresolving conflict where reasoning becomes useless and a line has to...
OUT OF CONTROL, HEADSTRONG, ALWAYS FIGHTING BACK! DOES IT REALLY HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?
Let's start with one of the most misunderstood words in the English language: "control."Most...
BULLIES – NEUTRALIZE WITHOUT RESORTING TO THEIR TACTICS
Your precious child comes home severely upset and apathetic. He tells you that the popular kids...
IMMUNIZE YOUR CHILD AGAINST BAD READING INSTRUCTION… BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Despite anything that the "experts" say, those elusive but damaging "learning disorders," ADD and...