School – such as it was – is out for the summer and your child has got an end-of-year report on their progress during the last year. Did you understand it? Many parents tell me that they can’t understand what the report means and complain that it doesn’t give them information they can use. I […]
Kids have been having a hard time. During the pandemic they have been both isolated and restricted in what they can do. They have had limited access to friends and space to move. They have become stressed and tired. They spend less time outdoors and more time on screens. They worry about falling behind at
“Why do most individuals make use of only a small percentage of their resources, whereas a few exceptional individuals push themselves to their limits? Why do some individuals accomplish more than others of equal intelligence? One personal quality that is shared by most high achieving and successful people is grit. Grit may be the
The pandemic has changed how children learn. For very good reasons on-line learning has become a ‘thing’. Most students have experienced some form of on-line learning – some for the first time. Many teachers have had to create on-line and in-class lessons. Parents have become more involved and engaged in children’s’ learning. It has all
Parents have asked me many questions during my teaching career. Questions about their child’ progress or lack of it. Questions about the school system. Questions about learning and behavioral issues they are trying to handle. All good questions. Here are some of the questions I have been asked and the answers that go with them.
I had asked the wrong question – again! I was carrying out research for the BCTF by asking groups of parents how the school could help them help their child learn. I wanted to write a pamphlet that could be shared with all schools so that they could help parents help their kids. But the
