Helping Kids Succeed in School
Public School (Photo credit: Ashamar) What Teachers Wish Parents Would Do To Help Kids Succeed in School One of the best pieces of parenting advice I ever received came from my daughter’s fifth-grade...
View ArticleMontessori in the Home
I just visited my son’s new Montessori classroom. I was reminded of all the collaboration between home and school from when I was in the classroom. The time and effort that it takes to set up these...
View ArticleSpeaking the Language of Math
As parents we hear all the time how important it is to read to our children. We are supposed to do it every day for at least 30 minutes, even after they have learned to read on their own. It is...
View ArticleSaying Good Bye: Parent to School Transitions
Tomorrow is the first day of school for many children. Sometimes kids have a difficult time with the transition from parent to classroom, especially the little ones. When I was a teacher in the...
View Article“Help me to help myself.”
“Help me to help myself.” is the universal plea of the child according to Dr. Maria Montessori. The child has an important job to do: become a full and competent member of society. The adults...
View ArticleFiguring Out My Routine
Okay. Now that we are through a week and a half of school, I am beginning to establish what will at least be my weekly routine. I need to know that I will be getting my exercise in and my healthy...
View ArticleI Have No Friends
Have your kids starting saying things like, “I don’t like school” or “I have no friends” ? It could be that they are coming home with other interesting things that are not very positive. Well, this...
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