Category: Informational

Neurotypical Students

Joan Adams March 28, 2021
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Neurotypical or NT is a new term. It describes students of typical development, intellect, and cognitive skill abilities. However, the term has no absolute medical or psychologi... read more

Asynchronous vs Synchronous Learning

Joan Adams September 13, 2020
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Asynchronous learning is what most students experience with the schools closed. The premise is the learning occurs at different times with each learner. This is the learning the... read more

Skills of Socialization Need Taught

Joan Adams August 30, 2020
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Skills of socialization are communication, problem-solving, and decision making.  Also, it includes self-management and peer relation abilities. Many children do not have appro... read more

Unstandardized Times and Standardized Tests

Joan Adams August 23, 2020
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Unstandardized times and standardized tests are not compatible.  State and national tests require coordination of researchers and schools. Many wonder how these tests can be pa... read more

Relationships Among Children

Joan Adams August 9, 2020
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Relationships are important to a child’s and teen’s growth.  It is how children and young adults learn about cooperation. Also, children teach each other trust and ... read more

Masks For Elementary Students

Joan Adams July 19, 2020
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Masks for young students are not recommended by most pediatric doctors. Additionally, most young children say masks hinder running because they fall. Also, they say it is diffic... read more

Learning Process

Joan Adams November 10, 2019
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The learning process involves many steps. Many educators use the process of Bloom’s Taxonomy to engage a student’s learning. However, many educators believe that Mas... read more

Regulating Student Behavior

Joan Adams November 3, 2019
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Regulating student behavior through co-regulation is the key to calming students. With co-regulation, teachers and parents help children remain calm after misbehaving. This is a... read more

School Prayer

Joan Adams October 27, 2019
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School prayer is often considered lacking in today’s education and the reason for the many things that is wrong in society today. Yet, it is misunderstood about what is pe... read more

Letter Grades Define Students

Joan Adams October 20, 2019
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Letter grades and numbers do not define the learning of a student. Grades and numbers are arbitrary.  Education and learning is complex. A grade or a number is not informative... read more

Mental Stress Days

Joan Adams October 13, 2019
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Mental stress days are taken by many adults. Today, many schools allow students to do the same.  There are parents that say students take advantage of the mental health day and... read more

Negative Behavior

Joan Adams October 6, 2019
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Negative behavior is, at times, labeled as bullying or harassment by parents, teachers and students.  However, many times children that misbehave toward others are simply being... read more

Graphic Novels Teach

Joan Adams September 29, 2019
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Graphic novels are very popular with students of all ages. However, many parents and teachers claim they are not ‘real’ books. Today, students exist in a society  t... read more

Academic Stress

Joan Adams September 22, 2019
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Academic stress is something all students experience. This is quite common.  Many students feel nervous and get anxious as test days approach or assignments are due. In fact, s... read more

Teaching Disrespect

Joan Adams September 15, 2019
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Disrespect is part of today’s world.  In addition, disrespectful words are especially part of a student’s and child’s mannerisms. They roll their eyes, stomp ... read more

Necessary Math Skills

Joan Adams September 8, 2019
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Math skills are significant for all students. Today, many students and parents complain about learning and understanding math. However, students must have number sense, not memo... read more

Playtime During Schooltime

Joan Adams September 1, 2019
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Playtime during school is probably the most important time of the day.  Ask any student their favorite subject in school and the response is “recess”. However, ther... read more

Reading Timed Tests

Joan Adams December 16, 2018
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Reading passages in today’s schools are timed to increase a student’s fluency.  Also, according to studies, timed tests improve competency.   Scholars sta... read more

Childhood Depression

Joan Adams December 9, 2018
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Childhood depression is real.  Children and students worry although it is felt they have no major issues to cause them to worry. Even in the best of homes children have concern... read more

Common Core Standards Still Exist

Joan Adams December 2, 2018
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pixels.com Common Core Standards came under fire when they were first introduced in 2010. In addition, Betsy DeVos recently declared common core as a “disaster” and ... read more