Adults, You Try Sitting Still All Day!
ADHD makes it hard for kids to sit still in class. There are schools that make it so they don’t have to.
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Creating Excitement and Supporting Reading for Ages 5-8
It isn’t easy to create situations where reading is exciting for kids. Here’s how and how to support them.
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STEM, STEAM or The Three R’s? What is the best education for my child today?
by Dr. Caroline Chapin, Head of School, Christ Episcopal School The honest answer is that you do not have to feel forced to make a choice. It is, indeed, possible to have it all, especially during the early childhood and elementary school years. The fact is that any good educational institution, serving the needs of
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
By Joseph E. Powers, The Woods Academy, Head of School Most of us parents were taught math a certain way. Like the vow we take in marriage, for better or worse, how we learned math was better or worse. It was black and white and there was very little critical thinking involved. Computation was king. In
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Report: U.S. Millennials Getting Schooled in Skills
The U.S. should emphasize gaining skills and not just educational attainment, a new report says. by Allie Bidwell, Education reporter for U.S. News & World Report Educational attainment among U.S. millennials has been on the rise. More students than ever are graduating from high school, and the percentage of young people with a college education
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Compliance, Creation, Structure, and Intrinsic Motivation
What is an exceptional teacher? How can a teacher help your child learn to be motivated.
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5 Components of a Comprehensive STEM Program
By: Jennifer Schmerling and Dr. Alexis Soffler, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School How Do You Evaluate the STEM Program at Your Child’s Elementary School? The momentum of STEM education and initiatives has increased rapidly due to the growing awareness of its significance to our society. But what is STEM and STEM education, and why
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Cheating Problem? Rethink Assessment
by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School At schools such as Green Acres, we are focused on teaching children “how to think, not just what to think.” In the same way, we are less interested in filling students’ minds with information than we are in opening them up to new understandings about themselves and
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Teacher Prep Programs Give Easy A’s
Opinion-based assignments are creating ill-prepared teachers, a new report says. by Allie Bidwell, Education reporter for U.S. News & World Report Teacher preparation programs in college are not sufficiently readying candidates for the realities of the classroom, a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality argues. “You’re not doing anyone any favors … by handing out
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