Back to School Time! Five Things to Consider To Kick the School Year Off Right
Consider reviewing last year’s final report card. This will give your family an academic refresher and a little remind of the highs and lows of last year. Consider setting some academic goals. Now that you’ve reviewed the outcomes of last year, start considering what academic achievements could be reached THIS year. Both parents and children […] […]
Calling All Students! Your Cellphone Is Now A Teaching Tool
Forget about turning your cellphone off before you enter class. Forget about having it confiscated for texting during lectures, or for browsing the web while you should be listening. Your cellphone is now part of your classroom experience, so you better make sure that your battery is fully charged before you head to school. Many […] […]
Kids, Learning, and the Education System
Take 10 minutes to watch this great video that looks at how our current education model is outdated, and how it’s failing to teach today’s children. “Today’s kids live in the most intensely stimulating period of the history of the earth. They’re besieged with information…and we’re punishing them for getting distracted.”–Sir Ken Robinson. […]
Stress-Free Report Cards
Report Cards can be very stressful for families. Kids don’t want to disappoint their parents, or be punished for bad grades, and parents don’t want to find out that their child is struggling academically. While report cards can be stressful, they don’t have to be. Before stress levels reaches the danger zone, consider the following […] […]
The Pros and Cons of Cramming
Raise your hand if you’ve ever left studying to the last minute, then stayed up too late, trying to review as much material as possible. Keep your hand up if you’ve ever been reviewing your study notes right up to the last second as you walk into the classroom. Cramming is a study technique that […] […]
6 Important Rules For Finding Your Homework Groove
1. Take Envy-Worthy Class Notes The first step in making homework easier actually begins in class with good note taking. In order to take the kind of class notes that other classmates will ask to borrow, students have to be actively paying attention in class—texting, daydreaming, or crushing on the cutie two rows over might […] […]
POW! Comic Books Punch Up Reading Abilities
The Canadian Council on Learning recently published a report that says that comic books can help close the reading gender gap. When it comes to reading, studies have shown repeatedly that boys trail behind girls. This is not a new idea. The gender gap in school success has been on educators’ radar for quite some […] […]
A Better School Year Begins NOW!
When it comes to back-to-school prep, getting kids ready to head back to the classroom involves more than just new school supplies and an updated wardrobe. Kids need to get mentally psyched up for the return to the classroom. But, when do you start back-to school prep? A few days before? Maybe a week? How […] […]
Eating for Better Attention
The link between nutrition, thinking, and learning is not a new concept. The idea holds that if certain foods can promote better thinking and learning—fresh fruits and veggies, fish, vitamins, etc.— then it stands to reason that other foods can detract from the ability to learn. There are many foods on this list, but sugars […] […]
What’s Good on the Playground Is Good in the Boardroom
School is almost done for the year. Over the course of the year, students have been taught a lot of information in the classroom—all of it very important knowledge that can, and will, become the academic foundation that they will build future careers upon. But what if the most important lessons that students learn over […] […]