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Tech Savvy Students Need Different Skill Sets

I received this question today: How can we blend the advantages of traditional teaching with self-learning to provide a more effective and relevant education for ...

How Can Students Get Their Needs Met in the Classroom?

I was asked the following question: “What are the best practices to help children overcome obstacles and challenges they face in their educational journey, and ...

#1 Secret to Engagement

What is the easiest way to engage students? It isn’t by following a teacher’s manual. It isn’t through lecture, movies. or being an entertainer. The ...

Question: How important is Parent and Teacher Communication?

I was asked,” How important is parent and teacher communication?” My answer will surprise you. “Not as important as student to teacher and child to ...

Boredom Can Lead to Creativity

For years parents have been concerned that their children were bored in class. Parents responded beautifully to their children’s cries of boredom. They allowed their ...

8 Traits of Successful People

Looking at the following “8 Traits of Successful People,” we can see how our focus of education needs to shift from performing well to score ...