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• What makes a kid successful in school?

  Published: August 12, 2007, 8:02 am

  Tags: Back To School, Backtoschool, Children, Going To School, Goingtoschool, Kids, Learning, Parents, School, School Success, Schoolsuccess, Students

  under: Preschool, Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Public school, Private school, Moms, Dads, Going to school, LiteracyWhile parents all over may breathing a sigh of relief over the approaching first day of school, some will find themselves worried about how their child will do in class this year. Ellie is starting at a new

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• School success: tips for helping beginning readers at home

  Published: September 22, 2007, 8:01 am

  Tags: School Success Learning To Read Beginning Reader Reading Tips, Schoolsuccess Learningtoread Beginningreader Readingtips

  under: Preschool, Elementary school, Going to school, Doing it myself, LiteracyNational education standards have changed significantly over the past decade, and one of the most marked changes that I see in the classroom is the expectation that children should be reading by the end of kindergarten. Children develop in vastly different ways,

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• Should Your Child Repeat a Grade

  Published: May 14, 2008, 11:07 pm

  Tags: Emotional Readiness, School, School Success, Social Skills, Teachers, Repeating A Grade

  As schools everywhere are preparing to end the year many parents have already been approached by their child’s teacher about repeating the grade they are in. For most parents the thought of their child repeating a grade feels like failure but depending on the teacher’s reasons, it could be the best decision you make

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• It’s Not All Academics: Encouraging Independence and Social Development in Preschoolers

  Published: May 23, 2008, 5:00 am

  Tags: Childhood Independence, Preschoolers, School Success, Social Development, Toddlers

  for them to overcome. Preschoolers are at an age where they want to do so many things. They are ready to apply many of the skills they will need to succeed in school. Here are some practical, simple ways to help children develop potential for success: Give children simple jobs when they are toddlers * Even toddlers can be taught to

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• Do You Know Zelma Henderson? You Should…

  Published: May 26, 2008, 11:29 pm

  Tags: Advocacy, Public School, Reform, School Success, Activism, Parent Activism, Right To A Good Education, Segregation, Zelma Henderson

  On May 17th, 1954, the Supreme court outlawed segregation in schools, and Ms. Zelma Henderson was one of the plaintiffs responsible for the history making event. Zelma passed away on Tuesday, May 20th. You can read the story here , but beyond helping to end segregation, Henderson was also one of the few parents in [...]

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• The Bribery Factor

  Published: May 28, 2008, 12:29 pm

  Tags: Incentives, Rewards, Public School, School Success, Pay For Grades, Rewarding Students

  We all bribe our kids from time to time. Don’t lie. You do it, I do it - even educated bees and fleas do it (ok maybe not but I’ve always needed to work that into a conversation). My point is this: With all the bribery we are doing, is it absolutely necessary for schools to [...]

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• Teachers Missing from the Classrooms Hurt Students

  Published: May 29, 2008, 9:41 pm

  Tags: School Success, Teachers, No Child Left Behind, Student Success, Teacher Absences

  Picture this if you will: February is the shortest month of the school year. In my district it is also one of the month’s where kids have the most days off due to teacher inservice days, and holidays like President’s Day and MLK Day. If you combine those missed days of learning with the [...]

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• Size Really Does Matter…

  Published: May 30, 2008, 6:48 pm

  Tags: Incentives, Advocacy, Funding, Issues, School Success, Innovative Ideas, Quality Education, Smaller Schools

  When it comes to schools that is. It seems that some schools are already doing what I've been thinking for years. They are taking the initiative and creating smaller high schools so that the kids don't actually get left behind. While it doesn't necessarily improve the grades as much as they would have hoped, it does get [...]

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• By 2010 Our Nation Will Have 50 Million Kids Enrolled in Public Education

  Published: May 31, 2008, 9:00 am

  Tags: Budget, Funding, Issues, Public School, School Success, Education Enrollment, Prepardness

  Now let me ask you this… Can we afford to let them down? According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), by the time 2010 comes around (two short years away as we are half way through this one), there will be 50 million kids in public elementary and secondary schools. It's a landmark number for [...]

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• Separate the sexes and hope for better results?

  Published: June 7, 2008, 10:47 pm

  Tags: Education Activist, Incentives, Bad Judgment, Issues, Positive Learning Environment, Public Education, Public School, Reform, Right And Wrong, School Success, Social Skills, Teachers, Bad Judgement

  that is what Georgia county school district is shooting for. Greene County is separating the boys from the girls because as it stands, keeping them together doesn’t seem to work as far as school success is concerned. Even though they’ve been advised by a leading expert in single-sex schools the district is

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• Change Begins with You

  Published: June 9, 2008, 11:27 am

  Tags: Education Activist, Incentives, Mom, Rewards, Advocacy, Family, Issues, Positive Learning Environment, Public Education, Public School, Reform, Right And Wrong, School, School Success, Tolerance

  Something I realized today as I went through my feeds and message boards. I see a lot of parents taking issue with the way their school is run; they don't like the teachers, the kids, the administration, and the rules. The number of things we have problems with seems to grow and grow but in many [...]

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• The Easiest Step to Becoming a Parent Activist

  Published: June 10, 2008, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Classroom Help, Education Activist, Parent Activist, Parent Involvement, Volunteering, Volunteering In The Classroom, Advocacy, Positive Learning Environment, Public Education, Public School, School, School Success

  down in your child’s school and you are frustrated but beyond that you don’t know where to begin. I’m about to share the biggest and easiest way to become an activist for parents your child’s school. What can you do to make

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• Bold Approach Falls on My Deaf Ears

  Published: June 12, 2008, 9:00 am

  Tags: Education Activist, Incentives, Parent Activist, Issues, Positive Learning Environment, Public Education, Public School, School Success, Government, Performance, Red Tape

  access to health care, preschool and other programs will do little to improve their overall success in school. No really? You’re kidding right? Wow. Whooda thunk that kids need more than education programs and big idea achievement

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• Communication Breakdown

  Published: June 25, 2008, 10:07 am

  Tags: Education Activist, Parent Activist, Parent Involvement, Advocacy, Communication, Family, High School, Issues, Middle School, Public Education, School Success, Teachers

  As I was driving past the middle and the high schools yesterday, something occurred to me; the communication between teachers and parents has a tendency to fall apart or become nonexistent by the time children reach the middle school level. Once high school rolls around, many parents don't even hear from the [...]

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• And the secret is ..

  Published: August 1, 2008, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Education, Intelligence, Parenting, Asd, Asperger, Autism, Autism Blog, Disabilities Blog, Disability, Family, Family Blog, Health, Intelliigence, Pdd Nos, School, Success, Summer

  “high achievers in school and in life.” A “focus on effort,” she writes, “can help resolve helplessness and engender success.” Certainly welcome news around here: Charlie, like many/every of our kids, tries harder than hard to “get it.” It often takes him a lot more time, and he makes more

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