Whether you expect to graduate from high school in a couple of weeks or are a high school junior getting ready to become a senior in a few months, you must prepare quickly for what is right around the corner. …
Summer break is just around the corner. It won’t be long before the kids are home all day, and they will no longer have to wake up early to head off to school. It will be a much-needed break for …
Politicians will spend a great deal of time on plenty of school issues. Whether they are seriously concerned about the problems or just trying to sway more votes their way can be debated. However, one significant point that needs to …
More and more high schools require high school students to fulfill several hours of volunteering before they can graduate. As a parent and an educator, I see plenty of positives that go along with asking high school students to contribute …
Children often get frustrated with trying their hand at writing simply because they have difficulty figuring out how to start the process. Whether fiction or nonfiction, they sometimes need a hand in creating the story’s beginning or report. As …
Some will preach that using technology with children in and out of the classroom will increase student learning. However, I have witnessed educators employing technology in their classrooms to jump on the trend, but how they were using it was …
Back in the day, the only place for children to take extracurricular activities was at the school they were attending. Times have really changed! Even the smallest of towns usually have plenty of extracurricular activities to choose from that are …
As a primary educator who has worked with young elementary students for more than a decade, I have witnessed parents delay their children’s start in kindergarten quite often. And they have had several reasons to do so. Some reasons are …
It is common for an educator to begin the school year by having their classroom quiet. The students are still feeling the teacher out and are a bit shy. But before long, the students generally become more active and …
With college practically right around the corner for many high school seniors, it is best to be totally prepared. There is much to prepare for, and if you aren’t careful, you could fall behind even before starting your college courses. …