The amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically according to Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year Olds, a new Kaiser Family Foundation study. While researchers have not established a cause and effect relationship between media use and academic performance, it should not come as a surprise [...]
More Media Means Lower Grades. And What You Can Do About It.
Parents’ Guide to Report Cards
Do you know how you’ll respond when your child’s report card comes home? Whether or not grades meet our expectations or our child’s, our response can help motivate our child and provide a chance to learn. Are social skills an issue? Does you son’s lack of organization and poor study skills translate into lower grades? [...]
Dude, You Stole My Answers
How many students do you think admit to cheating… 10%, 25%, 50%? The answer, according to a 2005 Duke study, is a shocking 75%… 90% admit to cheating if you count copying homework. Not only do a majority of students cheat at some point, but who cheats and why has changed a lot in a [...]
Motivating Good Grades
The Seattle Times article on student motivation says learning should be its own reward. For students who don’t see why they need to apply themselves in school, rewards can kick-start academic interests. But for students in general, experts discourage conditioning students to expect treats for school work. So what can you do? The article gives [...]
