10 TIPS and TRICKS I’ve learned homeschooling during quarantine
10 tips and tricks I’m learning while homeschooling my four children. I have four boys that range in age from 6-16 years old. With a child in high school, junior…
10 tips and tricks I’m learning while homeschooling my four children. I have four boys that range in age from 6-16 years old. With a child in high school, junior…
How to Rock the Boarding School Zoom/ Skype Interview Interviewing for anything? New jobboarding school placementcollege even making new friends (hey, it counts!) This can be nerve-wracking for most. When you’re…
Heading off to boarding school this fall? College? Even graduate school? I am sure you are in the thick of back to school shopping. There's just something about it. A…
Important Concepts in Learning One of the most important concepts in learning, in my view, is automaticity. As Donna Coch of Reading Brains Lab at Dartmouth University points out in this article:…
Are Expensive ADHD Computer Training Programs Worth It? I was reviewing some science-y research --as opposed to fantasy-esque research-- when I came across this article: ADHD study: Expensive training programs…
I was just forwarded this list of books that build character from our colleague and friend, Dana Dean Doering. I love this list because there are dozens (hundreds?) of titles,…
Is It Too Late To Apply to Boarding School? I just read a listserv posting today by a parent who wondered if it was too late to apply to boarding…
Hello all! Sorry for the silence here on the blog-- it's been a busy few weeks. I wanted to share that The Foreign Service Journal has published a piece I…
Boarding school students: ADHD FAQ's Is your child struggling with attention issues? Planning? Short-term ? Perhaps he or she has been diagnoses with Executive Function Disorder (EFD) or Attention Deficit…
Recently, the following question was posed to us (slightly changed for privacy): It has been recommended that I get a psycho-educational evaluation for my young child. Is there a downside? Do you…
Concerned about your student's progress at school? Insider tips Missed Parts 1 and 2? Check them out here: part one and part two. written by, Michelle Grappo, former school psychologist…
Concerned about your student's progress at school? (part 2) As a former school psychologist, here are my "insider" tips... Missed Part 1? Check it out here. Today's post is all…