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Building A Better Student: Delayed Reaction

What happens when you walk into a room and flip the light switch? The bulbs immediately begin to shine, right? It’s been that way our entire lives; we throw a switch, and there’s light, instantly. So you can imagine my delight when I moved into a house where two rooms...

5 Ways to Get Your Child Interested in Reading

Reading can provide many benefits to children such as improved vocabulary, better pattern recognition and math skills. In order to keep your child reading and obtaining these benefits, it’s important that they learn to enjoy reading. As a parent, it is our...

Building a Better Student: Nurturing the Abnormal

He ran into the living room with his head completely wrapped in a towel, leaving only a tiny opening through which to see. At four years old, he displayed the spirit and restlessness that comes naturally at his age. On this particular afternoon he was in the care of...

Building a Better Student: The College Question

A friend of mine has a son who dutifully sent off college applications and was accepted by two of them. He then promptly announced that he really didn’t want to go to college. His father’s response: “You will go, like it or not.” In my opinion, you could easily swap...

5 Misconceptions About Homeschooling Your Child

There are many people out there who believe that homeschooling children is a bad idea for a variety of reasons. Most of the time, these misunderstandings may be attributed to not truly understanding the involvement of this educational practice as witnessed by comments...