Posts Tagged ‘Learning & School’
6 Reasons to form a Pandemic Pod
As school districts are beginning to announce plans to move to remote-only instruction for at least the beginning of the fall semester, many parents are understandably feeling pretty panicked. They’re looking back to how difficult online learning was in the Spring and are realizing that that model is not going to work for their child.…
Read Full PostHow to keep your child busy (and learning!) while you work
I’m guessing you’re feeling somewhere between ‘just keeping it together’ and ‘sheer panic’ right now. Perhaps you previously had one or some of your child(ren) at home with you…and now they’re all around all the time. Or maybe you work outside the home and now you’re trying to do that inside the home…while being attacked by…
Read Full PostWhy children ask ‘why?’ – and how to stop it from driving you crazy
‘Building a foundation for life-long learning’ is a common phrase to find in school mission statements, yet student motivation is an ongoing concern in public education: children’s engagement with learning actually decreases as time spent in traditional school increases. For parents of preschoolers, this news may be surprising. After all, our young children have an…
Read Full PostThe six skills children REALLY need to succeed as adults
Have you heard of Gitanjali Rao? She’s from Colorado, and she was named America’s Top Young Scientist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017 – at age 11. She’s a brilliant kid. Her award-winning project was an inexpensive device that detects the presence of lead in tap water faster than currently used…
Read Full PostEight things you must consider before choosing a preschool
Notes: This is a guest post from Evelyn Nichols M.Ed of Mighty Bambinis and explains the reasoning behind the questions found in the YPM Preschool Visit Checklist, which you can download and take with you on preschool tours – it’s relevant for children ages ~1-5. Click here to download the checklist! Also, check out the…
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