Helping school systems better understand your child’s adoption experience in their home country prior to bringing them home is helpful. Set up a meeting with the school system to explain what the child has experienced and what you think is going to be needed is important. Educators do not receive any classes in college on…
Has Curiosity been removed from the learning environment? Now that so many schools and districts are only focused on academic performance and test scores, where are children able to be curious about learning? Children need to be curious, investigative, inquiring, and discover how things work and figure things out. Curiosity and a desire to learn…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST RIGHT HERE FOR MORE IN-DEPTH REPORTING ON SUMMER LEARNING LOSS What is summer learning loss? It is the time it takes children to achieve the level they were at when they left school for summer. For some children, it can take significant time to gain back the levels. Many schools require…
How to close out the year with your student’s parents. There are so many end-of-the-year activities in schools. Planning all the activities is time-consuming and exhausting. It is so important that administrators also address the end of the year with parents. Make sure you thank the parents for their support throughout the year. Ask the…
Hello everyone this is my first blog for Navi Parent. Navi Parent came about through several things. Mostly because as a parent of two international adoptive boys the frustration I had working with multiple agencies (school districts, medical community, and local community organizations) from the employees not having an understanding of the needs and issues…
Starting February 1, 2026, it is required to have cameras in self-contained special education classrooms under the Louisiana Act 479. It is being implemented for safer and more accountable classrooms. Louisiana had a law that allowed cameras to be placed in the classrooms upon parental request. Here is a link about Law 479 https://www.katc.com/news/cameras-to-be-installed-in-special-education-classrooms-statewide-this-school-year One…
What is Extended School Year (ESY)? ESY is for a child with special needs. It is the specialized and related services that are provided during extended breaks. ESY services need to be written in the child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program). ESY is not summer school. ESY can also be provided during other extended times like…
Homeschooling is on the rise. There are two major reasons why homeschooling is on the rise. Children experience this in schools and it doesn’t matter if they are in public, charter, or private schools. The two main reasons come from many families this author has spoken with and read articles. The reason is children are…
Administrators, teachers, and parents be on the lookout for signs in schools that show negativity. One article from ASCD by Alexa Epitropoulos was published on September 1, 2019. The title is 10 Signs of a Toxic School Culture. It talks about how to identify struggling school culture. In the article, one example of a toxic…
Students and adults either like math or hate math. There is usually no gray area. In the article Why So Many Students Hate Math ( And How To Fix it) published on March 28, 2019, on the website Oxford Learning https://www.oxfordlearning.com/why-kids-hate-math-how-to-help/ The article states 4 reasons why students hate math. The reasons are that the…
