Archive for June 2013
What’s Missing From Our Education System?
Year after year, the American Education System proposes new ideas on how to cram more content into less time. However, we’re missing the most essential component! It’s like trying to bake bread without yeast. We can add more flour, less salt, etc., but without the yeast, the bread will never rise. So what is the…
Read MoreIt’s SO Easy, Why Aren’t YOU Using It?!
If you could raise your students’ GPA by 1 full point and increase their standardized test scores significantly for a small, per student fee of $30, would you do it? Sound too good to be true?! Student Proficiency We’ve been trained all our lives to avoid opportunities that sound too good to be true. We…
Read MoreMake Your Job Easier by Harnessing Positive Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is incredibly powerful, and that’s not always a bad thing. A substance abuse counselor once told me, “If I am having trouble reaching an adolescent in a one-on-one therapy session, I will send them to group therapy. There is no greater influence in an adolescent’s life than their peers, and group therapy is…
Read MoreSummer, 2013: ADDitude Magazine
Susan Kruger wrote this article for ADDitude magazine, “Encourage Success, Overcome Struggles.” EB 062717
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