School Issues

boys fight too, but girls do more even more competitive evolutionary reasons boys band together to hunt and war girls compete to be the most desirable from the pool hormones more emotional forced together in school nesting

The bottom line is that all school bullying is the fault of the school...Period. There should NEVER be a moment when your kid is not within eyesight of an adult. No, you can't have teachers in the bathroom, but some form of personnel can and should be stationed at the door. Whether in the hallways

The "New Math." Just from the title, "New Math" has a problem. There actually is no new math, and trying to invent some may be destructive. Teaching "New Math" can degrade the learning process, because it first starts with "parts" and then moves to "wholes." This is backwards. Children need to u

I'll be honest - I like "mean" teachers! Although I hated them at the time, I now see the benefit. This doesn't include abuse, which there is 0 tolerance for, but some teachers are just "over- the-top" strict, which can be just fine. • Setting the bar high on being orderly will exercise areas whe

Home schooling is becoming more frequent. In fact it has many advantages. • Kids can focus on desired material rather than a blanket curriculum. • You can identify and develop child's individual strengths and interests. • You can insure fairness. • You can provide one on one attention. •

Low grades can mean more than just having trouble grasping the material...They can indicate indicate deeper issues. If your child is having low or failing grades, the best response is to simply schedule extra help or tutoring. However, there can be other causes that are sometimes overlooked. •