Did you know your child should be able to write his name and identify it in print by the time he is enrolled in school? Learning to write letters is an important benchmark because it furthers the development of letter recognition and fine motor control. There is also a connection between writing and literacy in [...]

Education is a full-time job. It happens in the home. It happens on the playground. It happens in school and it happens after school. It even happens every night when you tuck your little ones into bed. Education is a full-time job. That thought can be overwhelming to parents. Parents may want teachers and school [...]

One of the most important basic skills a child will need throughout their education is writing. This is a skill they will utilize, hone and improve during school and well beyond their graduation and into adult life. Parents should take note that if they want their children to excel in school, be able to creatively [...]

Computer technology has an important role to play in children’s education especially those children with learning disabilities. The advanced technologies provide lot of easy learning techniques and tools for the children to experiment with. Schools from Kindergarten level onwards should accommodate proper technology changes in their curriculum to pave way for a revolution in dealing [...]

Math is not just a subject that your child learns for an hour a day in school and then puts away like a textbook until tomorrow. You can help math make sense to your child by showing that it is everywhere in his or her world. There are many excellent ways to help your young [...]

Surveys show excessive levels of cheating, lying, stealing and drunken driving among teens and young adults. There are increases in risky behaviors including delinquency, pregnancy, violence and substance abuse in America’s youth. Unethical behavior can be seen far too often in today’s workplace. Employee fraud: “Costs firms $600 billion a year. (Association of Certified Fraud [...]

This was such an important comment made by a reader, that we felt the need to repost it here: The school district where I was an Elementary Counselor was proactive on their approach to the prevention of Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse. The district hired a Community Mental Health Specialist to present a program [...]

There are a variety of ways in which an educator employs classroom management strategies, strategies necessary in maintaining a positive and respectful learning environment. As an educator, it is not only a good idea, but vital to understand the dynamics of your students and how to adjust and control the atmosphere of the classroom. Here [...]

The government needs to allocate more funds for programs such as its “Five A Day” campaign to promote healthy eating. Forcing food companies to balance unhealthy messages with healthy ones will help even out this lopsided advertising expenditure; but without taking further action the government is neglecting that it is under their guidelines that food [...]