Kids are excited to find out who their new classroom teacher is and which of their friends are in the same classroom. Even the students who are not all that fond of school are intrigued with the newness of the …
Kids learn best in a variety of ways. (And while we are at it, adults are the same way.) What might work well for one person as they try their best to learn about something new may not work well …
Sometimes it can be difficult for parents to commit to hiring a tutor to help their child. After all, there is not only the time commitment involved but also a financial aspect. However, that’s the difference between a professional tutor …
As a father of a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son, I am in a bit of a pickle when it comes to deciding whether our children will thrive in a preschool setting. I have been a primary elementary school …
There can often be a thin line between a student who is at the end of their rope and a student who looks forward to attending school most days. Frustration can eventually boil over if not careful and leave the …
As an educator with a one-year-old son and a soon-to-be three-year-old daughter, I realize homeschooling is not the easiest of tasks, but it may be time to consider it seriously. Of course, much of it depends on whether a parent …
I was usually the only male elementary school teacher in the districts I worked with. Because of this, I was often placed with some of the most troubled students that perhaps just needed a strong male influence in their lives. …
When remote learning was sprung on the country during the pandemic, school districts and educators were essentially trying to learn on the fly. They were trying to figure out the best ways to incorporate remote learning across the board for …
We have all heard the saying that music can soothe the savage beast, but did you also realize there is research proving that music can also increase student performance? There are more benefits to playing music in the classroom and …
I’ve been on both sides of the equation regarding class sizes. As a student, I have been in classrooms where there have been less than ten students and, on the flip side, being in giant lecture halls where there have …