by Supporting Education | Oct 7, 2013 | Parent Issues, Profiles
Remember the days when you had endless hours to lie in the grass and read a great book? Maybe not. Want to start now? Visit the public library. There you can gain access to thousands of wonderful books just waiting for you to pick them up. Children who have access...
by Supporting Education | Oct 2, 2013 | Parent Issues, Profiles, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
What happens to a student when they drop out of school? Imagine the worst situation, and you will have hit the nail on the head. Dropouts often face time on the streets, on drugs or time in prison. Thankfully, there is an organization devoted to stopping students...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 26, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Your child is going on their first field trip. Maybe it’s to the zoo or the aquarium. You receive a letter in the mail asking for volunteers to chaperone. Great, you think! I’m free on that day, and I’d love to accompany a group of kids to wherever they’re going. ...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 23, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
If you have any children over the age of three and under the age of 20, chances are you have heard of Minecraft. If not, it’s a simple video game in which players build structures. There’s almost no violence, and the graphics look very blocky since it’s built in...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 16, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
How do we define intelligence? Is it something reflected on a test score, or is it something more? Albert Einstein couldn’t remember his own telephone number. Based on that, we would probably label him learning impaired. Yet, obviously, he was a genius....
