The days of waiting for paper report cards and progress updates to arrive in the mail are long gone. Today, there are more ways than ever to communicate with schools and teachers in order to stay on top of your …
Elective financial literacy courses are popping up more and more in schools across the country and rightly so. Even better, many students are choosing to take these classes voluntarily. In our age of debt, mortgages, credit cards, foreclosures, and financial …
In today’s world, it is easy to feel inundated with often frightening information about ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia and other “learning disabilities.” One that flies under the radar is Disorder of Written Expression. Easily confused with simple and correctable weaknesses like …
We can always improve. As friends, colleagues, significant others, and definitely as parents and teachers. Gone (thankfully) are the days of do it “because I said so.” More and more, we are beginning to understand the psychology of our children …
It is human nature to want we are told we should not have. Adolescents in particular are intrigued by things that are “bad” or off-limits. Academically, we can use the “forbidden fruits” of literature to inspire readers. Banned and challenged …
Community colleges have forever gotten a bad rap. Students are often threatened by their parents that they’ll end up at one of these institutions if they don’t do well in school and on standardized tests. In many ways, this type …
Junior year may have just ended, but it’s never too early to begin thinking about senior year and beyond. While this may be the last thing students want to hear, the truth is that the summer before senior year can …
For many students, reading is challenging enough during the school year, let alone over the summer when it’s not a requirement. But there are great benefits to be reaped from a willingness to read over summer vacation: Build the skill: …
Recently in the county I live in, a high school junior shot himself to death in the parking lot of his church. It was revealed after the fact that he had suffered from a long history of depression. To be …
“What’s up, fam?” While I won’t deny that it sounds stupid, I will admit proudly that I have bonded with students over their ridiculous (to us) slang. Fam: “a way to describe someone you consider family.” (Thanks, Urban Dictionary.) Look, …