May 15, 2017
As this article points out, meaningful conversation is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to connect with your children and further their development. The number of tips listed here, such as reading to your children, asking open ended questions, and discussing current events all allow for a regular flow of detailed conversation that […]
May 3, 2017
This article is highly debatable, as is anything related to parenting. Specifically, the author of this article vehemently disagrees with another parenting article which asserts parents should not remind their children to say “thank you,” “excuse me” etc. According to that author, this is up to the child to do, and if they don’t, that is their […]
March 28, 2017
As surprising and outrageous this article may seem to educators, I am a firm believer in its tenants. For these five reasons listed of why homework destroys learning, such as providing work problems that rarely connect to the real world, cutting into family time, and it simply not being fun, it is clear, at least […]
March 20, 2017
It is almost redundant to say that today’s world is a media loving one; that as technology continues to advance, our real world connections and experiences seem to fade. This article points to the ways we, as parents, can raise our kids to still be grounded and nature loving in a media loving world. Raising […]
February 27, 2017
This article, focused on Adventure Based Learning, offers a new and insightful way to teach students to excel in an unconventional learning atmosphere. The activities provided and focused on in ABL provide challenges in a safe setting, facilitating trust, problem solving, along with building other necessary skills. Being that this might be the most hands […]
January 31, 2017
With this study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics and examined in this article, fathers are clearly a vital toward their children’s development, and not only as a backup for a mother. The article lists a few things dads can do to be better fathers, such as playing with the children, talking to them and […]
January 23, 2017
According to this article and the research behind it, children who spend more time online or watching TV have poorer math and reading skills. The clear objective here is to get kids to spend more time reading good old fashioned books and to put down all their gadgets. I think this is very easy for […]
January 16, 2017
This unique barbershop, run by Ryan Griffin in Michigan charges $10 for a haircut and gives back $2 every time a child reads to him during the haircut. This has found a lot of success as it gives the children the unique opportunity to improve their reading skills with the incentive of money and a great […]
January 10, 2017
To my great embarrassment and pain, I was the bully and teaser back in my elementary school days. Not that there weren’t times when I got it from others as well, but I would primarily play the role of bully. Reading this article, “Handling Bullying Issues: Playground Politics,” is from the victim’s standpoint, illuminating just how debilitating […]
January 2, 2017
Finland’s child centered school system is uniquely creative and effective in aiding children in growing academically and emotionally, offering them the best chance for their academic career. This system is frankly a breath of fresh air in the education system, something that is so different than the current educational system the U.S. Some of their […]