Parents Who Do 5 Things – Most Successful Kids

1.     They role model volunteering

2.     They teach kids how to cook

3.     They steer teens away from caffeine

4.     They help their kids become strong readers and writers

5.     They don't give up on exposing kids to the right things

   To learn more, read the Inc.article “The Most Successful Kids Have Parents Who do These 5Things,Researchers Say” by Christina DesMarais

Montessori Applied to Children at Risk

Children with learning differences have always held a special place in my heart. It is partly what makes Dr. Joyce Pickering's new book Montessori Strategies forChildren with Learning Differences so special. I highly recommend this book to all educators and parents who want to learn more about Montessori education and working with children who learn  differently.

In 1990 Dr. Pickering—a dear friend and colleague of mine—became the Executive Director of the Shelton School and Evaluation Center in Dallas, TX. At that time, the school had an enrollment of 170 children. Dr. Pickering directed the school for 20 years, and in 2010, when the school was serving 700 children, she transitioned to the Shelton Outreach Department with a focus on the School’s Montessori Applied to Children At Risk (MACAR) teacher-training program. Shelton now has an enrollment of over 900 children and is the largest school in the world for children with dyslexia and other learning differences.

Want to Feel More Grateful?

"This simple trick will help. You've heard about the value of counting our blessings, right? If you just add up all the good things in your life, the reasoning goes, you'll deepen your gratitude and boost your well-being. And that’s true.
 But another technique — one that relies less on addition and more on subtraction — is potentially even more effective.
 It's all explained in the latest Pinkcast, a 102-second video that you can watch by clicking here."              From Daniel Pink, author of the great book When.

Mentoring

This NAIS video says it all. Reflect on the mentors you have had and become a mentor to someone.