I love programs that teach or reinforce skills we teach our students. IXL is exactly that. The program goes a step further, and allows the parent, tutor or teacher to follow what skills the student is working on, their strengths, their weaknesses and how much time they spend working on them. The program includes math, Read More
Category: BETWEEN A ROCK & A TEENAGER
5 Things Teens Want You to Know
They’re moody. They’re front runners. They’re complicated. They’re teens. They stand on the cusp of changing the world and they have something to tell us. Teens hate when their parents fight. Don’t be fooled. Teens are measuring relationships around them daily. Your relationship is foundational as to what they will learn to value in their Read More
Learning Styles and Schooling Choices
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence and character, that’s the goal of true education.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Schooling choices can be one of the most difficult decisions we make. We all want the best for our little charges. Some of us take a laid Read More