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ADHD affects nearly 8% of the world’s population.  Regardless of country or culture, one in thirteen people have the condition.  Many are quick to think that ADHD is “over diagnosed,” “just an excuse,” or simply “not real.”  For anyone who has it, or has lived with someone who does, you know very well that this…

Quit Your Day Job Everyone wants a piece of you. You, Subject Matter Expert, you!  You, Experienced Educator, you! You have a fan base spanning into the hundreds. You’re widely sought after. In demand. You set the price. You, my friend, are a ROCKSTAR!  (clap, clap)   Wake up from your dream. You’ll get there…

When I speak with special education teachers across the country –teaching in all socio-economic settings, public and private– they all tell me the same things: “I’m teaching students with disabilities. But I’m expected to lead them to higher and higher expectations!” “I don’t have the time to do my job completely! Nor do I have…

Of the 3.2 million teachers in the United States, only a select few are special enough to teach at-risk students. Are you one of them? If so, you prepare yourself daily to work with students who might: Be hungry. Have been beat-up on the way to/from school. Have been assaulted by a parent or another family member.…

The Common Crap… Er, Common Core, Is NOT the Enemy! If you’re like many teachers working with the Common Core, you’d probably like to refer to it as “The Common Crap.” As teachers, we’re already operating in a pressure cooker! We’re up against high expectations set by No Child Left Behind; now we’re being told exactly what to teach and…

“America’s #1 Learning Expert” Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed. – Susan is a certified learning specialist and the author of the international best-selling study skills book, SOAR® Study Skills and SOAR® Social-Emotional Learning Skills. She has also written Homework Help for Parents and the #1 best-selling book on literacy, Cue to Reading, and developed the break-through…