Learning Pods happen when a small group of parents get together to employ a teacher for their children. These pods are seen as an answer to the concerns many parents have about children going back to school while Covid-19 is still active. Think one room schoolrooms from the past! Schools are about to reopen and […]
Let me tell you a story. A true story. When I was working with small groups of struggling students in an inner city school the nearest classroom to my small ‘closet’ belonged to a class of multicultural kindergarten children. The energy in that room was amazing. Despite language and cultural differences, the teacher made all
I have understood more about academic achievement in the last few years than in all the time I was teaching! Oh how I wish I knew then what I know now. I would have been a much better teacher and learning guide. But – as the saying goes – It is what it is! I
There is an epidemic in schools. Don’t panic. It is not contagious. But it is serious. Research shows that 53% of students underachieve. They are not reaching their full learning potential. They are not going to have the future they are capable of creating. Students who underachieve are also more vulnerable to depression, drug taking,
The summer is here. The pressure of on-line learning has either disappeared or lessened. Now is the perfect time to set the scene for learning – to do the things that increase your child’s learning ability so that he or she is ready for school. (In BC where I live schools are going back in
Every day in every way you are teaching your child. You may not know that you are doing this, you may not be aware you are doing it, but you are! Every time your child sees you doing something, anything, you are showing your child that what you are doing is important. Every time your
