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Relationships are the Key to Performance not Ability
We all want our children to “work up to their ability,” but how do we measure that? Traditionally, one starts by “evaluating” the child to determine a “baseline” of ability. The problem is that such results are artificial and distort … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Children, Diversity, Education, Genius, Leadership, Learning Disability, Relationships, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Teaching
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How to Give Kids a Work Ethic
I read in the paper, “Kids these days need to be taught a work ethic.” Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Creativity, Education, Genius, Play, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, Teaching
Tagged achievement, constructivist education, diversity, education, enthusiasm, failure, fun, Genius, Joy, Learning community, Learning Disabilities, math, math teaching, mathematics, project based learning, Project learning, responsibility, school, school reform, self-actualization, Self-determination, service learning, social responsibility, standards, STEM Subjects, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teamwork, work ethic
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Overparenting? Why Do Grownups Have to Take Over?
Why Do Grownups Have to Take Over Everything? Reading parenting talk from “experts” online, it seems parents are either over-involved or under-involved, either over-protecting or neglectful, tiger parenting or laissez-faire liberals. American “parenting” is either too “slow” or too … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Genius, Leadership, parent anxiety, parenting, Responsibility, Self-Actualization
Tagged Authority, brain development, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, failure, Genius, homework, imperfection, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Mistakes, overparenting, parent anxiety, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, respect, responsibility, school, school reform, self-actuali, Self-determination, Self-esteem, slow parenting, success, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, teenagers
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The Power of Human Imperfection: A Good Use of the First Day of School
Imperfections are such wonderful learning opportunities. Last week Meryl, anxious that her twelve-year-old daughter (we’ll call her Allison) still hadn’t done her summer reading, lost her temper one morning at breakfast and said in a voice twice its normal size: … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Creativity, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Genius, parenting
Tagged Anger, Authority, building character, challenge, character, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, failure, first day of school, Forgiveness, Genius, Happiness, homework, imperfection, issues, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Mistakes, Parenting, parenting skills, parents, respect, responsibility, school, separation anxiety, social responsibility, summer learning, summer reading, Summer School, teaching, teaching responsibility, teenagers
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