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A progressive vs conservative view of education9 comments

Sandy Crux wrote 2 days ago: I tend to view myself as a “progressive” conservative, or red Tory, particularly when it … more →

Tags: teacher beliefs, doug little, school success

The empty chair, the unreturned call—bullies and the parents who don’t parent them2 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 1 week ago: An all too common situation that parents confront is when a child is bullied.  This can happen as yo … more →

Tags: Bullies, helping manage emotions

Orchid Children2 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent Atlantic article by David Dobbs on the “Science of Success,” offers a wealth of insights on … more →

Tags: genes and parenting, identity

Getting wise

Greg Whitby wrote 2 weeks ago: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has just concluded in Doha.   Policy makers, educat … more →

Tags: 1, David Puttnam, Doha, FutureLab, Global Citizens, Wise, World Innovation Summit for Education

Cultivating a work ethic4 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 3 weeks ago: When it comes to academics, I’ve been thinking about where to set the bar for my kids, and about the … more →

Tags: Self Esteem

Educational Issues: Tory 'Elitism'?

Becca wrote 1 month ago: The Tories have announced that they intend to raise the entry requirements for would-be Primary Scho … more →

Tags: Policy Changes, authorities, entry requirements

Why McGuinty all-day Kindergarten is flawed24 comments

Sandy Crux wrote 1 month ago: See also Sunday update at the end of this post. The McGuinty government’s all-day Kindergarten … more →

Tags: All-day kindergarten, Early childhood learning

Educational Issues: KS2 Testing & Teaching Licenses

Becca wrote 1 month ago: The Prime Minister has spoken out  in response to teaching unions’ petitions to scrap the KS2 … more →

Tags: Education in the News, Policy Changes, authorities, Prime minister, Key Stage 2 Tests, teaching unions, Nut, Teaching License, CPD

Educational Issues: Safeguarding

Becca wrote 1 month ago: I went to see Alan yesterday! Alan is the Vice Principal of Queen Mary’s College (my 6th form) … more →

Tags: rants, Education in the News, Independent Bodies & Other Annoyances, Pre-Course Journal, Alan Heap, ISA

To Medicate or Not to Medicate?3 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 1 month ago: This is a big question that often comes up when I’m consulting with parents about their kids: … more →

Tags: Medications

Playtime2 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 1 month ago: A recent article by Lea Winerman, “Play in peril,” (Monitor on Psychology; September, 2009) outlines … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

"Counting On" Is An Important Math Strategy 2 comments

Mary Mimouna wrote 2 months ago: “Counting on” is the name of the strategy given to what I will describe in this post ( a … more →

Tags: Education, Education Issues, Elementary Math Curriculaum, Elementary School, Math, Math Achievement, math education, Math Problems, Solutions for Math Anxiety

Get Smart3 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 2 months ago: Richard Nisbett, Ph.D. is a cognitive psychologist and researcher who teaches at the University of M … more →

Tags: social issues

As parents we need to do windows

privilegeofparenting wrote 2 months ago: If we don’t learn better, we humans tend to be ego-centric (i.e. believing that others think, … more →

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A Tale of Three Cities2 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 2 months ago: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age … more →

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How Teachers Can Help a New Student Make Friends1 comment

Mary Mimouna wrote 2 months ago: When a new student arrives in a new school, whether in his home country, or as an expat, he generall … more →

Tags: teacher, Teaching, Teachers, Parents, Education, Student Psychology, Students, Parenting Issues, Student Problems

To do or not to do10 comments

Nikita wrote 2 months ago: Die wind in die baai het gaan lê Die wind in die baai het gaan lê en rondom het dit oor Houtbaai, oo … more →

Tags: Education, General, Art, School, Afrikaans poems, Kinders van die Wind, Teaching, AG Visser, Afrikaans songs

What's not to like about Obama's back-to-school speech?

Sandy Crux wrote 3 months ago: Today, as a Canadian, I witnessed political partisanship that is so over the top, and so beyond comm … more →

Tags: U S Politics, President Obama

What is an IEP and how do I get one?2 comments

privilegeofparenting wrote 4 months ago: Having worked with a wide array of special needs kids, as a psychologist I am aware that many parent … more →

Tags: Uncategorized


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