Family Time’s Influence on Academic Performance The Learning Habit Study is a large online survey that took responses from 21,145 families and at looked at the impact of three variables on children’s academic success: screen time,family time, and parenting style. In this series of blog posts, we will
Read more →There is no standard psychological definition for giftedness. This ambiguity can leave you to navigate the question alone, but navigate you must – as a gifted child may not fit well into a traditional school environment. To help, the following checklist is from the Minnesota Council for the
Read more →The Learning Habit Study is a large online survey that took responses from 21,145 families and at looked at the impact of three variables on children’s academic success: screen time, family time, and parenting style. In this series of blog posts, we will look at the findings
Read more →Eighty percent of the Northshore School District parents and staff surveyed last November supported a later start time for high school. The Northshore School Board responded by passing Resolution 714 directing a high school start time no earlier than 8:00 am to be implemented by the 2017-2018 school
Read more →An article in the New York Times said, “Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to the new data from the Federal Centers
Read more →The Pacific Science Center invites autistic guests and their families to a free morning visit on the second Saturday** of each month in 2015. The Exploration for All: Autism Early Open program begins two hours before the center opens to the general public. The program is funded
Read more →It is helpful to you and your child’s teacher if you come to your child’s parent/teacher conference prepared. Here is a list of questions to help you get the information you need to understand your child’s teacher, your child in the context of their class, and this
Read more →Brock’s Academy was founded on the belief that every child has the capacity to love learning. The challenge is to fit learning to the child’s personal style and interests. Games are a great way to do this and there are hundreds of very fine games sold as
Read more →In the movie A Christmas Story Ralphie uses his coveted Little Orphan Annie secret decoder ring to frantically decipher Annie’s secret message. Ironically, when an adult wants to give a child a book for a holiday gift, it also triggers a frantic attempt to decode a secret
Read more →First quarter is ending which got me thinking, “Is it now common practice for school districts to host online grade systems, and if so, how easy is it for a parent to find them?” To answer this I did an unofficial survey of school district websites in
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