“He is just a really tough kid. Some kids are just going to have severe behavior.” “He has had a very long history of reinforcement for that challenging behavior, so that means we need to be extra vigilant to make sure we are being consistent in his behavior intervention plan.” “...
With children, it’s a fine line. They may need encouragement, especially for things they might not enjoy like homework. Children think much shorter term than adults who might be thinking about their child’s longer term prospects. Hard work means getting the grades you deserve and can achieve...
As parents, we want our children to be happy, fulfilled, and thriving when they are older- not living in our basements and unable to find employment. Sure, there will be times when our kids need a little extra help, but there are a few things we can do now to set our kids up for...
For decades wealthy parents in Britain (and a few other places) sent kids to boarding schools in the hope that they would pick up traits such as independence and resilience. 1 Many educators today take enthusiastically to this thinking, under the support of “social and emotional learning”...
As such, learning to code can help kids develop problem-solving and logical thinking skills that are applicable to a wide range of areas in life. Coding requires children to analyse problems, identify potential solutions, and evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches. Moreover, coding activ...
All Gen-Z kids learn in different ways. Foster this independence by encouraging your child to take initiative in their learning. Teach them to set goals, manage their time, and seek resources on their own. But don’t be scared if your kids decide to work on an assignment the day before...
In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids “The Thinking Laboratory. That was the students voted for after deciding that “Room 104 was too .Freddy was an average , but not an average person. He had the rare balance
you must be creative in your thinking, open to many possibilities, and essentially have an entrepreneurial mindset. Thomas Edison daringly revealed “I never once failed at making a light bulb. I just found 99 ways not to make one.” Imagine is he didn’t ‘stand back up’ that last time...
Students can take a flexible and self-paced learning approach using Edpuzzle, with micro-lessons to guide them along the way. 3. Starfall Starfallwas initially designed as anonline platform for teaching kidshow to read. Its phonics-based learning model supports online games and is coupled with...
He adds that schools are organized in ways that prevent kids from learning. Curiosity, creativity, imagination, strengths and motivation are unwittingly suppressed by the school system. Since schools may be counterproductive for vast numbers of students, perhaps the first order of business is to ...