Archive for January 2013
Do We Prepare the World for a Child -or- a Child for the World?
There are some forces in our society—some obvious, others completely hidden—that pull us toward trying to fix the world to accommodate our children. We get the vague sense that we should constantly arrange our children’s world around them. Sometimes these pressures are obvious and easy to resist, but sometimes they’re as subtle as our own…
Read MoreWhen College Gets in the Way: An Alternate Approach
In about six hours, my family will grow by one. “It’s a boy!” As I write this, my husband, Brian, is driving home to Detroit, from North Carolina, with the newest member of our family…my 20 year-old cousin, Kevin. Kevin will be doing an internship with SOAR® and getting a heavy-duty course in study skills. …
Read MoreWhat Are We NOT Teaching Our Students?
Last week, my 3.5 year-old daughter, Maddie, came home from school very upset! She climbed on my lap and held her head down low. In a quiet and meek voice she explained, “Mama, I don’t wike school. I don’t wike gym…Miss H. yewwed at me. She say I can’t touch the liar farm.” Me: “You mean the…
Read MoreTired of Being Tired? Epiphany on a Ski Lift!
Last winter, I had a life-changing epiphany on a ski lift. I was alone. Had nothing to do or think about. My short legs forced me into a slight slump as gravity tugged on my heavy, dangling, ski-strapped feet. Swinging like a frozen marshmallow, high in the cold winds off Lake Michigan, I wondered, “Why…
Read MoreJanuary, 2013: Associated Press
Susan Kruger was featured in this article in the Associated Press. ADHD Study Skills Breakthrough: Fewer Steps Lead to Greater Learning Popular ADDitude article illustrates how the simplest approach, backed by SOAR®’s proven solutions for student achievement, support the “ADHD brain.” Parents and teachers who want a student with ADHD to do better in school…
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