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Children of elementary school age are especially vulnerable to losing some of what they have learned during the previous year. Children that are low learners suffer most, and need to have stimulation and learning challenges during the summer months before they enter their new grade. The key for their success...

The Common Core Curriculum standard is a touchy subject across the country. While most states have adopted this set of standards, there are many who are still questioning this route of education.  Education is supposed to be a building block process; starting children out on a concept they can learn...

Fall means back to school, and that means a return to routines, schedules, and finding enriching and education preschool classroom games and activities for teachers. The great thing about fall is there are a lot of themes and ideas to build classroom activities around. At the preschool level there are...

As the Back to School rush settles down, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for helping us have another successful season. As usual, we have learned a lot from this busy time of year, and will continue to work on improving our services to provide the highest...

The new state-imposed math standards leave some students struggling to graduate. Many more are having problems with “explaining” how they get their answers. Math problems are not exclusive to students in public schools. Teachers used to teaching traditional algorithm are no longer allowed to now that the Common Core Math...

Students experience an average summer learning loss of two to three months of academic material each summer. Additionally, many low-income students have more significant summer learning loss than that of their higher income peers. Out of school time that does not include a structured meal schedule with regular opportunities for...

The days have grown longer and spring fever is in the air, which means your students likely have ants in their pants and need to get outside. Taking students outdoors for various lessons adds interest to the day, exposes kids to nature and breaks up the daily routine leaving everyone...

Each year, 17 percent of all teachers will leave the classroom. Some retire but many more leave feeling dissatisfied with their careers in the classroom. Many teachers cite classroom management and student discipline as the reason they leave. And indeed, unruly students — and often indifferent parents or harried administrators...