Ask the right question Asking questions is an overlooked and underrated way to help children learn. Asking good questions takes thought and time but it is a skill well worth practicing. Asking the right questions can help your children develop foundational learning skills, especially those of language and curiosity. Good questions can also help develop […]
There is only one way to help kids who are unmotivated. Despite what others say. Read on to find out what it is. I have just read an article that I thought might teach me something. It was titled ’10 Ways to Motivate your Child’. ‘Wow’ I thought, maybe there are some ways that I
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,
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
