Who is Generation Alpha? Anyone born between 2010 and 2025 is considered Gen Alpha. And what shall we expect of Generation Alpha? Are they going to be even more technology-oriented than their millennial parents and generation Z? With many of them...
It was very exciting to receive the question asked by a teacher "How can I help?" Usually mothers ask this question and they want a teacher to support their child - and ask me how to explain their child’s needs to their teacher. Answering that...
I have found this article interesting teaching philosophy at school, but almost more interesting that it hasn't happened on a regular basis and on a broader scale? Isn't that what life is all about, expressing, articulating, listening, allowing...
This is a good article on storytelling and yes I agree, storytelling is powerful and important - not only in classrooms. Every speech becomes more memorable and emotionally charged, when spiced with stories and we all rather like being entertained...
“Recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child’s development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons.” I couldn't agree more. How unhealthy is it for a child to sit upright in the same position for hours...
Many schools in New Zealand have embraced the Davis Method of teaching children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities - and have found it extremely beneficial. Finally one school has adopted this way of reading and learning for all children...
Ten reasons - and I'm sure there are more - why technology on the developing brain causes mental, developmental, behavioral and physical side effects, like obesity in children. The addiction of parents to these devices shouldn't be disregarded...
I read an article which outlined a very good response to dealing with defiance, although in my line of work, there is another aspect to what is often called ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) - and it may be the fact that there is so much...
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