Posted inChild Development, Featured, Instruction & Curriculum, Opinion

Group Work and the Introverted Student

“As children, our classroom desks are increasingly arranged in pods, the better to foster group learning, and research suggests that the vast majority of teachers believe that the ideal students is an extrovert.”  -Susan Cain Quiet:  The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking (pg. 6) How often do we as teachers assign group projects and […]

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Fostering an Independent Three-Year-Old

Children are capable of so much more than society gives them credit for.  Helicopter parenting is becoming increasingly common and children are being required to do less and less for themselves.  Sure, it’s easier to do for your child rather than wait or risk a tantrum.  How much are they learning from it though?  Today’s society […]

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A Letter to First Day Families

You’ve enrolled at a new school!  Excitement, nervousness, and anxiety towards the unknown start to kick in.  Questions are filling your mind as you and your little one are headed to your first day of preschool.  Stop, take a deep breath, and relax.  For some, the transition to a new school is easy and takes little time at […]