How do I get my child to behave? How do I teach my child to be polite or thoughtful of others? Is spanking ever O.K.? How do I get my children to practice the piano or do their homework? How do I get them to do anything or even listen to me? What do I do when […]
Calling for more parental involvement in our children’s education will not make things better in schools. It’s not about more or less engagement, but about teamwork. The team that is raising the child needs to get organized, so that everyone on the team “plays position.” Here is an example that sixth grade teacher, Technorati Tags: […]
Last school year, I saw a young mother and father in the Decatur Public Library leaning forward over a small table overparenting their three-year-old daughter as she tried to put together the puzzle of an alligator with 26 green pieces A to Z.
What does Allan and Elise’s experience tell us about the essential elements of an educational moment? Shucking Corn with Elise By Allan Stern Technorati Tags: Authority, child-rearing, children, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, learning social skills, math, math teaching, Parenting, parenting skills, respect, responsibility, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
If parents understand the “terrible twos” as a developmental stage for parents as well as children, they can take parenting to the next level and keep supporting their children’s drive for self-determination. Technorati Tags: Authority, building character, Bullying, character, child-rearing, children, conflict, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, Genius, homework, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social […]
A teacher friend of mine recently transferred from a “Title One school to a school for Entitled Ones,” as she puts it. According to her the Title One children were generally appreciative, creative, resourceful and loving, the Entitled Ones (not all of them, of course) were demanding, unappreciative, disrespectful and very difficult to teach. Technorati […]
