by Ned the Noodge, The DC area’s premiere pain in the butt educatorThe views of Ned the Noodge are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DCschoolHUB and its employees. One of my colleagues in the lower school was complaining at lunch about a new parent. She told me that […]
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by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting With the start of a new school year, teachers are readying classrooms, engaging in professional development and asking “How can I make this the best year for my students?” There are few opportunities as impactful as those opening moments between teachers and students to send the message “I
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6 Tips for Help Your Child Transition to a New School by Peter Braverman, Arc Professional Development, Founder Few transitions are as daunting as entering a new school, with the potential to exacerbate every insecurity: Will they accept me? Will they want to be my friends? Will the teacher be mean to me? Will the
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by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting Dear Son, When you were younger, you came home from school upset because a teacher had said: “All of the Quakers were dead.” Being Quaker, you described feeling unseen and wanted me to correct the teacher. My response? I was comfortable with your discomfort. Because being who you
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by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting Recently, a friend with young children asked how my husband and I ‘grew such well-behaved kids’ (now age 10 and 15). My mind immediately went to the moments when they aren’t so well behaved, the moments when we, as parents, have the option of telling our children what
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To yell or not to yell at your kids? That is the questions. by Beth Anne Feldman, Ph.D., Georgetown Psychology Associates Every parent has yelled at their kid. Most parents know they should stop yelling, but still believe yelling is the only way to get their kids to listen. But when we yell, it teaches
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Tales from a Mom on the Search for a Private School! By “Mrs. Jane Schoolfinder” Jane is going to tell it like it is, not everyone likes that, so the anonymity as she searches for a school for her child is warranted The Frank Sinatra song “My Way” has been playing on repeat in
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by Debbie Gibbs, Head of School, Lowell School All parents want a school that will provide a strong academic foundation for their children. But this is not all there is to a good educational environment. What is less obvious, but also very important to think about when choosing an elementary school for your child, is
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by Neal Brown, Head of School, Green Acres School In “What Happened to Kids Addressing Adults by their Last Names?” (Washington Post, September 18, 2015) Danielle Larkins lit a small fire under larger cultural “wars” in this country about traditional etiquette, parenting, and respect for elders. While I respect her view and can see how
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Which princess is your daughter? by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting jencort.com I admit being into princesses does not come naturally to me and I quietly celebrated that my daughter wasn’t interested in them either. That was until we were in the planning her first trip to Disney World where she could meet “the
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