Should students and teachers be online “friends”?
Cheri Lucas :In the virtual world, the definition of a student-teacher relationship is hazy, particularly on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, where adults and...
Campus Cronical
Cell Phones : 21st Century learning tools
Johanna Sorrentino :Cell phones: a defining feature of the youth culture. Educators have labeled them a classroom disturbance, and they have been banned in most...
A ‘Full-Brain’ workout
Jasmine Evans :Is your child “left-brained” or “right-brained”? Left-brained children tend to be more analytical while right-brained children are more creative, so says the old...
Are learning styles a myth?
Anna Weinstein :If you ask most adults, they’ll tell you-“I’m a visual learner,” “Definitely an auditory learner,” “A kinesthetic learner for sure.” In fact, this...
What it means to be a visual learner
Sue Douglass Fliess :Does your child use his hands when he tells you about his day? Does he remember faces, but not names? Is he...
When preschoolers talk back
Lisa Medoff :Although parents delight in their child’s first words, the inevitable appearance of ‘talking back’ can sometimes make parents yearn for the pre-verbal days....
How to talk to a teenager
Patty Wipfler ;Life with a teenager can be tough. We parents have raised them, loved them passionately, and known their every talent and quirk since...
Word to parents : Teach decision-making
Alexis Wise :Peer pressure. Whether you’re a teen or a parent, you’ve heard about it a million times. It’s a buzzword which flies around schools...
College-bound : Learning to let go
Patricia Smith :Yesterday, you were coaxing your son into the kindergarten classroom. Today, that same little boy is headed for college. Where did all the...
Raise a focused child
Maggie Jackson :Eating on the run. IM and TV, plus homework. Kids today are growing up in a land of distraction-a noisy, info-cluttered, hyper-mediated world...
Parents’ help in children’s anxiety
Rebecca VanderMeulen :Every kid worries now and then, but some children are constantly anxious. The two types of anxiety that are most common with kids...
The truancy battle: Getting kids to school
Bob Ross :Skipping school. “Playing hookie”. Sounds pretty fun, doesn’t it? But for hundreds of parents across the country, it’s a huge problem to keep...