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Category Archives: Education
Happy to Announce My New Book!
As many of you are aware, I’ve been working on a book project for the last few years based on this blog and much additional research. For those of you who’ve offered feedback and suggestions to my blog posts … Continue reading
“You need to talk more in class.” Introverted Kids in Today’s Schools
Ashley is an 11 year-old who lives in our neighborhood. She’s soft-spoken and curious. Her big brown eyes constantly take in the world around her. A while back I bumped into Ashley’s mother and we got to talking. I asked … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences of being online too much, daughter needs to speak up more, extroverts in schools, introverted versus extroverted kids, introverts as leaders, kid needs to speak up in class, kids texting too much, my kid is shy, Sherry Turkle, shy kids in school, skills of introverts, Susan Cain, teaching kids solitude
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“Kids, What Are Your Teachers’ Pet Peeves?” A Creative Way to Raise Children’s Social Awareness
At my kids’ elementary school we aren’t told who their teacher will be until the day before school begins. One year, right after teacher assignments were posted, my son Daniel came to me with a look of concern. “Mama, I … Continue reading
The Power of the Written Word: New Info from Neuroscience
Recently Jhumpa Lahiri wrote a striking phrase: “[S]urely it is a magical thing for a handful of words, artfully arranged, to stop time. To conjure a place, a person, a situation, in all its specificity and dimensions. To affect us … Continue reading
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Tagged brain reacts to reading, brain scans and reading, flow experiences, graphic biographies for kids, graphic novels for kids, hook kids into reading, how to get my kid to read more?, Jhumpa Lahiri, Karla Oceanak, my kid doesn't like to read, reading helps kids read social cues, reading improves social intelligence
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Teaching Kids to Save Money
Saving versus spending: Each of my three kids falls into a separate section of this continuum, depending on how recently they received birthday money. On the one hand it’s enlightening to see what my kids choose to buy with their … Continue reading
How Not to Read Shakespeare
My plan had such potential! Why did it crash and burn so quickly? I wanted to read some Shakespeare with my kids this summer. When I mentioned my idea to a few other parents, one loaned me a version of … Continue reading
Setting Goals: Unexpected Results
Summer vacation is right around the corner. I always get a little panicky this time of year. The entire summer yawns out before us. And my three energetic kids rarely transition smoothly into its less-structured rhythms. Recently I saw something … Continue reading
Mountain Goats and Spiderman: Using the Tools of the Mind Program
Over Spring Break our family visited two National Parks in Utah, Arches and Canyonlands. We stayed in the small town of Moab, where an interesting mix of ex-uranium miners and twenty-something mountain bike enthusiasts live tucked in between towering red … Continue reading
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Tagged Arches National Park, Ashley Merryman, Deborah Leong, Elena Bodrova, executive brain function in kids, funding national parks, imaginative play, kids hiking, kindergarten curriculum, Nurture Shock, petroglyphs, Po Bronson, preschool curriculum, self-control curriculum, tools of the mind
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Starting at a New School
My friend Maria is moving her second grade daughter, Tina, to a new school next year. She thinks this school will be a better fit for Tina in the long run, but she’s worried about how Tina’s transition will go. … Continue reading
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