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Teaching, Bribing, and a Bit of Harmless Fraud

by | Oct 4, 2022

By: Frederick W. Feldman Now that many parents have experienced firsthand the joys and challenges of “homeschooling” their children, I’d like to share a tidbit of insight I discovered personally. This comes from my personal study of a great Renaissance scholar, with...

How You May Accidentally Be Making Test Anxiety Worse

by | Feb 20, 2021

Test anxiety is very common. However, I’ve come to realize that the more we, as parents, try to help our children alleviate that anxiety, we often add to it… accidentally, of course. Jim, a parent, recently contacted us with a great question about how he...

From Failing to 4.0

by | Nov 24, 2020

I struggled in school. From kindergarten thru 12th grade, I struggled to earn mediocre grades. I would study for hours…then fail a test. Over time, I had no motivation to study. “Why should I bother?” I wondered. As I entered college, I knew something would have to...

Anxiety: The On/Off Switch to Learning

by | Sep 5, 2020

How to Help Students Manage Anxiety The key to helping students manage anxiety is to understand what’s happening in their brain. “Emotions are the on/off switch to learning,” says Priscilla Vail, author of Smart Kids with School Problems. You and I both know this is...

What’s in a Box?

by | Nov 4, 2018

I’m trying to get my Christmas shopping done early this year. Somehow, I expect I’ll still be scrambling at the last minute, but I’ve already managed to stash a few boxes into the closet—like a writer squirreling away great ideas in a notebook. The downside of my...

A Pen & A Plan

by | Aug 26, 2018

We’re teachers. We’re professional writers. AND we’re parents. So we get it. Some kids can write a 17-page journal entry without coming up for air. Other students would rather clean a bathroom as write a single paragraph. Writing is a joy for some—but painful for...
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