An opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor had me smiling. We often comment at home about elementary school projects that seem aimed more at parents (read: moms) than students. It can wreck marriages and destroy family life, and it’s more burdensome than travel soccer, football practice, or the Boy Scouts: It’s the school project. [...]

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FamilyEducation.com has some pointers to how you can help get your child organized: Use checklists.? Use checklists to post assignments, household chores, and reminders about what materials to bring to class. Organize homework assignments. ?Before beginning a homework session, encourage your child to number assignments in the order in which they should be done. Designate [...]

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Get on the Bus author Scott Elliott harvested some tips from high school overachievers about how to get an A in an AP class. Funny thing, this advice will work for any student in any class. Basically, it’s aligned with one of our tenets: know your stuff! There is no substitute. Read the textbook, assigned [...]

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LeapFrog, makers of the LeapPad and other educational toys, sponsored a homework study by the NEA (National Educators Association). Some of their results are a foregone conclusion (something about the internet and the wonderfulness of educational toys). But several of the study’s results looked like they came from my own home. Parents’ and students’ responses [...]

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Stunning “finding” from the American Academy of Pediatrics says that all the pressure of school, homework, and structured extra-curricular activities is stressing our children. A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says free and unstructured play is healthy and – in fact – essential for helping children reach important social, emotional, and [...]

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When it comes to getting the most out of school, how children manage their work is often as important as getting it done. Getting organized, like learning a new subject or playing a new sport, requires practice. Here are some tips for your child on using a planner: Write down homework and test dates as [...]

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