Category: Middle School
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Encouraging the Artist in Every Child
Read Article: Encouraging the Artist in Every ChildPicasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” A quick glance around an African-American friend’s home recently showed me that he and many of his relatives have, delightfully, not grown up. At least, not in the way that concerned Picasso. Read more…
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How Parents Can Disengage from the Homework Wars
Read Article: How Parents Can Disengage from the Homework WarsWelcome to the new school year! In millions of households across the country, there is no greater drama than the nightly struggle to get kids to do their homework. How many parents would love to have a magic wand that could abolish the homework wars forever? There actually is such a wand, figuratively speaking, yet…
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Celebrating Teachers in a National Climate of Teacher Bashing
Read Article: Celebrating Teachers in a National Climate of Teacher BashingIf not for all of the towering displays at Target and Staples, I would refrain from raising the topic of back-to-school, if only to hold onto summer for just a bit longer. But the start of school is less than a month away in many parts of the country, it’s been very hot lately, and…
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A DAY IN THE CLASSROOM: The student-teacher connection
Read Article: A DAY IN THE CLASSROOM: The student-teacher connectionIn New York Times columnist David Brooks’ recent piece in The New Yorker, “Social Animal: How the New Science of Human Nature Can Help Make Sense of a Life,” there is a small subsection I found of particular interest. Read more…