Tips to be a better teacher, engage and work with learning disabilities.
o What works best in education ? This research from John Hattie can and should be a game changer how we are as a school and classroom. Are we placing our efforts in the winning channels? Notice what most schools do verses what actually works! John Hattie developed a way of synthesizing various influences in... Continue Reading →
Learning a new language takes years. The reason is obvious, usually an ELL or ESL, English as a Second Language student comes into one of the most difficult and illogical languages, English, from another culture and home language. Imagine yourself moving to Beijing and trying to learn Mandarin with little help and you have Dyslexia.... Continue Reading →
Why do school not help? Why such a reaction? From their perspective, there are some good reasons. As it can cost $20,000 to over $60,000 a year in educational expenses, such as in specialists, assessments and speech therapy and so much more, even covering medical expenses for any specialized services. And they can accommodate some,... Continue Reading →
Have you had a child get behind at school and tried to get them help? And you were just shot down? Have you dealt with a bullying problem, and the school refuses to help and remains in the stance there is no bullying problem? Your child is not understanding the work, but they will not... Continue Reading →
This is the time of year when those of us who are parents are on the hunt for school enrollment. And, in this search, we are also looking for the best type of school for our children too. This can be Public, Private, Montessori, Religious, Charter, Academy or a Homeschool. These school models can be... Continue Reading →
Why did this happen? There is a thinking that to combine districts and close smaller schools to build a bigger one will be better. It’s seemed effective on paper. But, in real life experience, it is not. Especially when you consider the buildings and resources that go into it, all to create bigger inefficient bureaucracies. “Crowded classroom conditions not only... Continue Reading →
If you are a parent of a preteen or teenager and ventured onto a school campus, you may not recognize the setting and culture that was there when you were a student. If you are a teacher for more than twenty years you have seen vast changes in student behaviors, the rise of bullying and... Continue Reading →
What to do when your Child Refuses to go to School?
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