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“Small Class Size” Is a Misguided Fetish
“I believe in small class size,” said the politician. All the parents and teachers nodded. Small class: good. Large class: bad, right? No, actually. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Creativity, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, Mathematics Teaching, parent anxiety, Relationships, School Culture, School Reform, Social Responsibility
Tagged education, kids, Leadership, Learning community, learning social skills, math teaching, Parenting, school reform, self-actualization, social responsibility, success, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Good Parents are Good Leaders (and Never Underestimate Kids)
For best results with our children, parents need to be good leaders. One day, Suzanne said to her five-year-old niece Emma, “My, that is a beautiful stuffed lion you have there.” “I know, I saw it in the store and … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Genius, Leadership, Learning, parenting, Relationships
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, learning social skills, Parenting, parenting skills, parents
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Five Challenges for a Great New School Year
A new school year. Will it be great? Are you looking forward to the challenges? If you are a parent or a teacher I’m jealous. I miss having children around every day. Their absence compromises my education. But maybe you aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Conflict and Issues, decision-making, Education, First Day of School, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, perseverance, Resilience, School Reform, Self-Actualization
Tagged Authority, building character, challenge, child-rearing, conflict, education, first day of school, kids, Learning, learning social skills, Parenting, parenting skills, school, teaching
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Creating a Life: The Purpose of School
Could creating a life be the purpose of school? Why not? When it is, everything works right. When schools have other ends in mind, they get discipline problems, dropouts and lower performance. By the end of September, seventh grader Kaden was sending himself … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, School Reform, Self-Actualization
Tagged building character, character, Coaching, Creating a Life, creativity, decision making, emotional intelligence, empowerment, Genius, Leadership, Learning, Parenting, parenting skills, school reform, self-actualization
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