Parents as Advocates
10 Tips to Make Your Child a Better Reader
6 Strategies to Help Your Student: Podcast
6 Ways to Help Your Elementary Student in School
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Conquer Test Fears!
We need to help our visual kids conquer their test fears and improve academic outcomes.
“I’m just not smart.”
I recently met a mom who asked – “What do you say when your daughter says –
“I’m not smart. I’m not like the other kids. How come I don’t get good grades like they do? I’m just not smart like they are.'”
Parent Advocate in 5 Easy Steps
Improved grades, fewer classroom struggles and a happier kid is what every parent can hope for at the start of a new school year. There are 5 secrets to a successful school year and you can master them all.
Back to School Brains
Common Core: The Power of Informed Parents
News stories about Common Core, the new federal standards for schools, are on the rise as schools gear up for spring testing. While I have long been opposed to standardized testing, like many others, I was hopeful improvements in education were on the horizon. Sadly, the more I read about Common Core, the more concerned I am for our children.
However I was recently reminded of the power of passionate informed parents when I read about two moms, Heather and Erin, that changed the course of education in Indiana: 2 Moms vs the Common Core: How an Eight Year Old’s Homework Assignment Led to Political Upheaval.
Heather Crossin and Erin Tuttle led a campaign to inform fellow parents, educators and legislators about some lesser known details in the new standards.