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Kids Need Mentors, Too 26 Aug 2013 | 09:08 pm
I remember my mentors, those unselfish and caring teachers and senior colleagues who inspired me, introduced me to new ideas, challenged me to grow even when I didn’t think I could, stretched my confi...
Snack Time at School 19 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
Spend some time with a class of first graders, and you’ll see how important a mid-morning snack can be. Sometime between the “morning meeting” (“Today is Tuesday, yesterday was Monday. Tomorrow will ...
Twenty Ideas for Personal School Goals for a New School Year 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
A few weeks ago we discussed the wisdom and practicality of helping our kids make some personal learning goals for the new school year . When kids are focused, they’re on track. With our help, they ...
Before School Starts, Talk About This Summer 7 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking about goals for the new school year. How to inspire kids to do well. How to help them make personal goals. How to let them see that all learning is person...
Make Personal Goals for the New School Year 1 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
Beginning of August! It’s hard to believe, but school will start again soon. Seems as if we just started the summer vacation and were talking about how to use the relaxed schedules to keep our kids’...
Make It Personal 29 Jul 2013 | 07:40 pm
It may be the end of July, but there’s still time to make sure your kids are ready for school in September. This summer we’ve been discussing ways to inspire our kids to keep their brains active whil...
Inspire Your Kids to Grow Their Vocabulary During the Summer 25 Jul 2013 | 08:37 pm
This summer we’ve been discussing how we can “inspire” our kids to keep their minds active while they’re away from school. Kids can lose a lot of skills and knowledge during the summer when their bra...
Inspire Your Kids to Do Math During the Summer, Part 2 22 Jul 2013 | 09:31 pm
You’ve been reading the Dr. Rick Blog lately, so you know we’ve been talking about inspiring our kids to keep learning over the summer. Reading. Writing. Doing a little math. Last time I shared so...
Inspire Your Kids to Do Math During the Summer, Part 1. 18 Jul 2013 | 11:43 pm
It’s summer, and we’ve been talking here at the Dr. Rick Blog about how we adults can inspire our kids to keep on learning, to read a little, write a little, and, today, to do a little math. We recog...
Your Kids to Write During the Summer 16 Jul 2013 | 12:31 am
This summer we’ve been discussing how important it is for us adults – parents and teachers – to inspire the kids in our families and classrooms to keep on learning during the summer. Inspiring kids i...
