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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…
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…
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…
We just received some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G data! It came to us from Maeser Academy, home of SOAR®’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. According to the school’s administrator, Robyn Ellis: – “GPAs are up at least a full point every month this year…” – “Test scores are five points above the national average and five standard points…
I am very pleased to announce the winner of the SOAR® Curriculum Contest; congratulations to Kristin Bourgeois of Cedar Park, Texas! Kristin Bourgeois will receive a classroom set of SOAR® books and a license for our Multi-Media Teacher’s Guide. We asked for compelling stories. And, we got them! It was difficult to select a winner.…
To VAK or Not to VAK? A lot of people have heard about VAK (Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic) learning strategies. So, I get a lot of questions about how to use different study strategies for visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners. My short answer is: Don’t. There are a lot of VAK-oriented study tips around, but…
Like many parents, the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy prompted me to wonder about the safety of my children’s school. Are the students and staff prepared for an intruder? Do they have a lockdown procedure? Have they done lockdown drills? However, one thing that never crossed my mind was, “Do they have the right locks?” I…
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…
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…
Over the years, I’ve had hundreds, if not thousands, of conversations with parents and educators. Two specific questions consistently emerge as the most significant points of pain and frustration… “How do I motivate my child (or students)?” –and– “How can I help my child get organized?” I have found myself repeating the same answers so…
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