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Letting a Child Follow His Dreams
My eldest son was born seventeen years ago. In the time-honoured principle of new mothers, I thought him the most attractive, charming and gifted baby in the entire world. When it came to the last of...
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Are Parents to Blame for Helicopter Parenting?
According to current popular discourse, modern day parents fall into one of two distinct categories: relaxed free-ranger or over involved and controlling helicopter. And while much fun can be had...
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Teaching Emotional Intelligence - How Schools Can Educate Children for Life
Step into Anna Kearney’s third grade classroom, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, and you will see amongst the usual colourful art projects, a row of plastic cups stapled to the...
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Personal Bests in the Classroom - A Lesson from Sport
Personal Best (PB) goals, often associated with the glittering achievements of sports stars, are now finding their way to the classroom, and they are making a difference in academic achievement....
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What is the Value of Homework? Research and Reality
Raise the topic of homework with parents of school age children and watch the sparks fly. Parent opinion on homework ranges from those who’d like to see it eliminated altogether to those who set extra...
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Should I Send My Child to an Opportunity Class?
All government schools in Australia have a responsibility to identify gifted and talented children and provide opportunities to optimise their education. But right now in New South Wales, many public...
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Teens, Study and Lost Sleep - The Link with Academic Success
A new longitudinal study out of the U.S. finds that if teens give up sleep in order to do extra study, they are more likely to have academic performance problems the following day. A new longitudinal...
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Education in Australia - Why We Should Never Return to the 3 Rs
Opinion: Ongoing calls for a rejection of “intellectual fads” and a return to “more traditional teaching methods” seem to be ramping up in the education debate. But if these advocates were talking...
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Regular Bedtimes for Children Support Academic Success
What time did your child go to bed last night and was it about the same time as the night before? Having a consistent and early enough bedtime during children’s younger years is likely to pay...
View ArticleUS Boards of Education Issue Policy on Social and Emotional Learning
United States National Association of Boards of Education issue a policy document on the importance of social and emotional learning for students' wellbeing and academic success. Read the policy...
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