Academic success in school is not something that just happens for selected students. If this were the case, there would be a special school lottery where the winners all receive A’s (not a bad idea for a school fundraiser). Instead, …
If your child has not started school already for this new school year, they soon will. Districts have begun classes all over the country, and students have let out one substantial dreadful sigh. However, it does not have to …
Whether you are a parent or a teacher, you realize there are not enough classes offered for students in high school that will help them succeed in real life. I’m not saying Algebra and World History are not important. They …
When it is all over and done with, people will rarely recall which past teachers taught them what after they have been out of school for a decade or more. The memories of sitting in a hot classroom and listening …
Studying is an essential but often challenging part of academic success. Just as all students learn and flourish differently in a classroom setting, so do all students need to study in the unique way that feels right and successful for …
To be a strong educator, you must connect to the students in the classroom and present them with valuable information to help them succeed later in life. This means more than memorizing dates and equations. Educators must provide their students …
As an educator of 15 years and another 10 years spent working in adoption respite helping children manage the circumstances life had dealt them, I realized something true across the board. Most times in life, the only difference between …
A “strengths-based” perspective is one in which instead, of focusing on peoples’ deficiencies and problems, we highlight their abilities, talents, and resources. Sounds easy enough. But in practice, how can we ensure we are always accentuating the positive for our students …
Although it may look it, success does not happen overnight. All of those so-called overnight sensations that seem to pop out of nowhere actually spent several years, if not decades, preparing their craft. Here are a few success stories that …
Every parent wants to help provide a better life for their kids than what they originally had themselves. It is often the number one goal of a good mother and father. Accomplishing this, though, does not come easy. After all, …