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The Success Pyramid:
A Model of Efficient & Effective Learning

September 16, 2016

The Success Pyramid identifies three essential elements required for successful learning in school and throughout life: Level 1: Confidence The core foundation of learning requires “confidence.” Every teacher knows, when students do not believe in their own abilities, they make no progress. Confidence is not optional; it’s critical! Priscilla Vail, author of Smart Kids with School Problems said it best,…

Study Skills: The Missing Link

August 29, 2016

College is hard. I will be going into my third year at a university and I can honestly say these past two years have kicked my butt! Many of my friends called me a “nerd” in high school because I really cared about my grades and wanted to do well! The teasing was worth it…

Quiet Classroom: Techniques For Teachers to Tend to the “Talkers”

August 15, 2016

Ever have a hard time quieting or controlling a loud classroom? I recall from my grade school days the frustration and agony teachers would have when the class would just Not. Stop. Talking!!!!! But… have no fear! We came across an article that gives some super awesome and creative tips on how to quiet down…

“School-Success” Skills vs “Employability” Skills

August 10, 2016

Are we aiming to have our students “college-ready” OR “career-ready?” OR both? If both, do we get them “college-ready” first, then “career-ready?” The “soft skills” that are in such hot demand from employers, are the same skills that empower students to be successful… from middle school to college! These are many of the questions that…

SOAR Internal – Article Directory for Education Reform: A Simple Blueprint for Human-Friendly Education Copy

July 28, 2016

Thank you for your dedication to improving education! I welcome your input and feedback. Please share your thoughts here. Sincerely, Susan Kruger, M.Ed.

Parent Involvement: Creating Success With Study Skills

July 21, 2016

We know that teaching any type of skill takes practice, monitoring, and feedback (see our prior article “Teaching a Skill”, click HERE.).  We also know that this type of “coaching” takes time and attention and this can be a challenge for teachers. How can you possibly give students the type of individual attention I’m suggesting?…

Special Education: It Doesn’t Have to Be So Difficult

June 16, 2016

Do students have learning disabilities? Or, does our system have a teaching disability? Maria Montessori taught children labeled as “uneducable” and “idiots” to surpass their normal peers on standardized tests. My own son was diagnosed with “severe dyslexia” as a first-grader. We moved him to a Montessori school; within nine months, he was reading “on…

Solutions for Core Problem #1 with Education in the United States

June 16, 2016

  In a previous article, I described Three Core Problems with US Education: Core Problem #1: There is a serious motivation crisis among our students. Core Problem #2: There is a lack of relevance in our curriculum. Core Problem #3: We are using completely irrational and ineffective models for learning. Within each problem, there are simple…

Teaching Students How To Learn: Why Do We Expect Students To Learn When We Don’t Teach Them How?

May 16, 2016

Have you ever assembled furniture from IKEA? Many of us have had that pleasure (using the term loosely).  Even with the easy-to-read, illustration-only instructions, this process can be frustrating. But, imagine… if the next time you purchased a couch from IKEA, no instructions were provided. Could you assemble it? How hard could it be?!  You’ve probably got…

Importance of Practice & Feedback in Education

May 9, 2016

When you were a child, how did you learn how to ride a bike? Did your dad or mom (or whomever taught you) sit you down, grab a piece of paper and write down the steps of what you should do? Did they draw a diagram with equations of how fast to move your legs?…

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