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Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed.
This article comes to you from my cousin, and SOAR® intern, Kevin. Enjoy! – Susan ——– As I look back on my loooong 21 years of life, I realize one of the defining moments of that time was learning how to manage it. When I think about it, I can look forward to saving years…
Susan Kruger was a featured expert for the Microsoft Partners in Learning session “Understanding the Learning Strategies of the 21st Century Learner.”Partners-in-Learning-Webinar To read the full article, click here. EB 060817
I was diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis at age 19. The summer before my third year of college, I became extraordinarily sick. Somehow I limped through my first semester until I could return home for the holidays. But that Christmas was a disappointment. I couldn’t keep up with our traditional all-night euchre games with…
Susan Kruger wrote this article for ADDitude magazine, “Lots of Transitions, Lots of Gains.” EB 062717
While computers and the internet are amazing resources for students, they are full of potential distractions. Today’s students spend hours per day on the computer for learning tasks both in and out of school. However, social media sites, online games, and other “addictive” websites are everywhere, and many students have a hard time staying on…
Last week, someone blasted me for posting a specific review on Amazon, calling it “self-serving.” This person (whose review name, S. Richardson, leaves the person generally anonymous) spent most of his/her words attacking my integrity. However, buried in the message was one point of constructive criticism that warranted clarification on my part. As I fleshed…
Susan Kruger’s SOAR® Study Skills Curriculum was featured in this article in the Associated Press. Timothy Decatur-Luker, a sixth-grader from Madison, VA, collected signatures from 250 peers and asked his school board to adopt SOAR® Study Skills. Photo courtesy of www.capturedbystacey.com Children Petition for Their Right to Study: Whole School Raises Grades by 1 Full…
Why Do Traditional Planners Fail? Many schools provide planners for their students, but never teach them how to use them. They just assume that the students will figure it out. As a result, many students end up carrying the planner around and only use it for the bathroom pass section that is often included in…
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