| Elementary School, High School, School Skills | Education in a Pandemic
Well, 2020 has certainly been a wild year, though I suppose that’s putting it mildly. In addition to the challenges of working from home, job losses, health concerns, changing family dynamics, civil unrest, and the whole other slew of things that 2020 has thrown at...
| Elementary School, Parenting Q&A, Parenting Q&A, Parenting Q&A, Pre-K, School Skills | Q&A: Bullying and Homeschool
Q: I’m afraid to send my child to public school. I was bullied a lot as a child, and I don’t want them to experience the same thing. I’m considering homeschooling. Is that a good idea? A: I completely understand your fears. Bullying is a horrible issue, and can cause...
| Elementary School, School Skills | Preparing for the NY State Tests as a Family
It’s everybody’s (least) favorite time of year again! Students, parents, and teachers alike are starting to feel the pressure of the looming ELA/Math NY State Tests. First offered to students in grade 3, they become mandatory from grades 4-8. Let’s face it-...
| Elementary School, High School, Pre-K, School Skills, Uncategorized | Building Academic Confidence
School is a huge source of stress for many students. Expecting everybody to learn everything at exactly the same time and level of proficiency, quite frankly, isn’t a realistic goal. And as such, many students who aren’t quite ready to learn the coordinate plane in...
Pre-K | Parenting Q&A, Parenting Q&A, School Skills | Q&A: How to improve my child’s behavior?
Q: My 5-year daughter keeps misbehaving at school. The school uses a red, yellow, and green light system for behavior, and my daughter almost always comes home with a yellow or red light. Her teacher says that our daughter often tries to grab other student’s work,...
| Elementary School, Pre-K, School Skills, Test Taking Skills | Making Extra Practice Less Painful
I’ve met very few students who enjoy doing their homework. I’ve met even fewer students who want to do extra practice on top of their homework. However, for many students, that extra practice is much needed. So, how can it be made as painless as possible, or even,...
