Category: Informational
Thankfulness Teaching All Year
Thankfulness isn’t just for Thanksgiving Day. Children need to be thankful every day for something. It’s part of mindfulness and positive thinking. But, it is ea... read more
Empathy Teaching
perils.com Empathy is not innate. People are not born with the ability to empathize. Therefore, it is all or nothing. You have it or you don’t. Also, it is not a skill o... read more
Early Reading
Children that learn to read early excites every parent. However, pushing a young child to read before he or she is ready is counterproductive. By forcing words, letters and so... read more
Teaching Reactive Attachment Disorder Students
Attachment disorder in students is a problem that sometimes shows up in school. However, students with is disorder need caregivers and educators that provide help in educating... read more
Profanity From Students
Profanity from students in the classroom is common today. Unfortunately, students and children use inappropriate language. They swear daily. For some children, profanity is a na... read more
Difficult Parents
Difficult parents can be a headache for educators. They are a challenge for everyone. And, conversing with them takes patience. However, the term difficult comes in many sha... read more
Gun Education
Gun education in schools is a must for our students. There are too many shootings today. And, guns are easy to get. Therefore, gun education in schools will teach kids abo... read more
Unresponsive Students
Unresponsive students exist in all classrooms. They even exist in the home environment. Therefore, this type of child provides a challenge to every teacher and parent. Some ... read more
Parent Teacher Communication
Parent teacher communication has a definite effect of the welfare of the student. Research proves the best way to predict a student’s success is to understand the suppor... read more
Teach Love
Teach love is a theme that needs to be in today’s schools. The news today contains reports on hate crimes and hateful language from politicians. Therefore, many parents lo... read more
Paddling Supported
Paddling is the new debate in today’s schools. And, parents are agreeing to corporal punishment. Many states outlawed corporal punishment and paddling. But, 19 states stil... read more
Dress Codes Outdated
Dress codes in schools are outdated. And, there is an imbalance with race, class, and gender. In addition, many say dress code violations unfairly target girls. They shame girls... read more
Cognitive Disorders
Disorders that affect thinking and perception exists today with students. A disability refers to a student’s ability to plan, comprehend and reason. Usually, a student wit... read more
Homeschooling Children
Homeschooling children in grades K to 12 continues to grow. It grew approximately 2 percent to 8 percent over the past few years according to the National Home Education Resea... read more
Mental Health Teaching
Mental health, resilience and well-being is not a focus in today’s schools. However, many psychologists think it is a necessity for educating the student as a whole. E... read more
Public Schools Decline Attendance
Public schools face a decline in attendance with the surge of private schools. Today’s government is a proponent of voucher programs. These programs take taxpayer money ... read more
School Refusal – Real/Fake
Refusal to go to school is a real problem concerning some parents. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America describes this refusal as a disorder. As some children face ... read more
Summer Boredom
Boredom in the summer months often occurs with children. Many young children and teens are entertained during the summer months with various activities. Parents involve them i... read more
Directions, Rules, Regulations, Chaos
Directions are difficult to follow for some children and some adults. And, most all children have difficulty following directions or rules some of the time. However, most adults... read more
Hard Copy Text Verses Digital
Hard copy text and digital are changing reading habits. Unfortunately, using books may be a thing of the past. Studies indicate that as a person reads from a screen, the infor... read more
Joan F. Adams
Education Consultant & Author