Tag Archives: academic

Beating The Burnout of School’s “February Blues”

Posted on 01/11/2012 by

Image via Wikipedia As adults, we are quite familiar with the term “burnout.”  We understand and are gentle with our friends and family who seem to be struggling with the symptoms that suggest they are emotionally and physically fatigued with … Continue reading →

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NY Times and the Refrigerator Rules

Posted on 09/18/2011 by

There was a very long  piece in the NY Times that attends to the question/s of: “what makes a student successful?” or “how does a student become a successful adult?”   “Character vs. IQ vs. Identity vs. Motivation/Determination vs. . … Continue reading →

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First of Day of School Reporting by K-3 Students

Posted on 09/06/2011 by

This is the first day of school in our part of the world.  I suspect that not only are students anxious about what will happen during today, but also their parents. Perhaps it would be good to review how the … Continue reading →

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