by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School In my childhood bedroom where my mother still lives outside of Boston, there are I believe three trophies with my name on them—two for teams I played on when we won our league championships, and one for a specific award I won for a lead role I […]
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by Dr. Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D.; Child Psychologisthttp://llenhartphd.webs.com/ As children advance through school, the expectations for more independent work and improved study skills advances with them. Formal study skills and organizational skills are not always taught to children, necessitating parents taking an active role in the process of their children developing these skills. Here are some
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by Allie Bidwell, Education reporter for U.S. News & World Report Women in shipbuilding show girls how to love engineering with potato batteries and butterflies. Ask an engineering student what an ideal job would be and he or she will likely say working for a company like NASA, Google or Boeing. But an overlooked area with
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by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School My niece Maddie visited us this past weekend. She is an undergrad from a small New England college—full of youthful playfulness and genuine curiosity about her studies, and an absolute joy to have around and a wonderful role model for my two Green Acres middle schoolers. Without
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by Dr. Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D.; Child Psychologisthttp://llenhartphd.webs.com/ Getting ready for the new school year involves more than buying all the supplies needed. There is a transition from the slow paced summer months to the faster paced and more structured school year that can be hard for some children. Other children may begin to feel anxious
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by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School The rapid changes in technology have left many of us—parents and educators—gasping for air as we’re challenged to re-think what and how we want our children to learn. What’s clear to me is that the landscape has changed dramatically, and, that in order for our children and
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Is your child struggling with math? Here are explicit instructions on how to get past those struggles.
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by Neal Brown, Green Acres School, Head of School Last week I read a revealing account by New York Times editor Pamela Paul, “Regrets of an Accomplished Child.” She reminded us as parents and educators to pay attention to something we unfortunately often overlook, particularly in the current educational and professional culture where a narrow
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