What is conformity in schools? Is that what we want in schools for everyone to conform? Does conformity produce creativity and innovation? Most schools state they want the students to be independent and creative thinkers. But we are not developing that in most schools. The article Education-The immense cost of Conformity. November 6, 2017. Here…
What are the differences and similarities between the categories of schools? Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools, and Homeschooling. Public Schools are schools that receive monies from local, state, and federal governments. NCES states that 49.5 million children go to public schools from pre-k through 12th (2021, NCES Fast Fact, back to school statistics). They…
Explaining childhood trauma to school professionals can be very difficult. Many times, they listen but do not believe. They may sympathize but never empathize with the child. If it is related to a traumatic event from a child, they only deal with negative behavior. Schools need to start listening to parents. Here are some statements…
Behaviors are output from a reaction that a child experiences. Society and adults label behaviors as positive or negative. Children will have an input and output of behavior with any experience. Everything can be a behavior. Eating is an output behavior because the child is hungry. Behavior is a cause and effect. Children have been…
This blog is about how you as parents need to tell the school what your child needs whether if he/she has special needs or not to get what they need. My youngest son was starting a new school and during the application process, I went to the school and filled out the paperwork and I…
Parents you should be aware that now is the time that schools start discussing the idea for a child to be retained. Many schools and states have rules /laws about student retention. Retention is not making significate progress in the student’s grade. The focus usually starts in third grade because of the importance of state…
