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Tag Archives: learning to read
Standards Don’t Educate; They Sort
Washington Post, May 7th: “Math, reading performance is stagnant among U.S. 12th-graders, assessment finds.” All this effort on standards and test scores and still no change. Hmmmm. But there are those who predicted that teaching directly to standards would only … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Constructivist Education, Education, Educational Testing, Genius, Gifted, Learning Disability, parent anxiety, parenting, Reading, School Reform, Standards, Teaching
Tagged building character, character, education, gifted, kids, Leadership, Learning, learning to read, math, mathematics, Parenting, Reading, reading to children, school, school reform, standards, teachers, teaching
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Technology Fear Mongering at the Huffington Post
On March 6th the Huffington Post posted a disgraceful bit of fear mongering by Cris Rowan under the title: 10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned for Children Under the Age of 12. They are pandering to insecure parents … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Genius, Learning Disability, parenting, Reading, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Success, Teaching, Teaching Writing, Technology and Education
Tagged child-rearing, Children and technology, education, Genius, kids, kids and the internet, kids online, Learning, learning social skills, learning to read, math teaching, Parenting, parents, play, Reading, reading to children, responsibility, school, school reform, social media, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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“Executive Function Disorder” exposes an Education Dysfunction Disorder.
Do you know anyone who suffers from any of the following symptoms? Motivated by immediate needs Consequences for negative behavior don’t alter future actions Inability to reflect on past experience to plan for the future Difficulty adapting to change Sees … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Collaboration, Conflict and Issues, Creativity, decision-making, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Function, Genius, Gifted, Leadership, Learning community, Learning Disability, parenting, Praise, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Anger, Authority, awareness, building character, calling, character, child-rearing, children, conflict, decision making, Discipline, diversity, education, educational testing, Emotional control, empathy, enthusiasm, Excellence, Executive Function Coaching, Executive Function Disorder, fun, Genius, gifted, Greatness, Happiness, imperfection, initiative, insensitivity, integrity, Joy, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Learning Disability, learning social skills, learning to read, Mistakes, parent-teacher conference, parent-teacher partnership, parenting skills, parents, play, Project learning, respect, responsibility, school, school reform, self-actualization, Self-determination, Self-esteem, social responsibility, stress, success, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility, thoughtfulness
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