Using Music as a Teaching Tool for Kids

According to clinical psychologist and author Don MacMannis, music can be a powerful teaching and learning tool for children. Dr. MacMannis has produced over 40 sings that help kids develop assertiveness and respect for others. He attributes this to music’s ability to engage kids in lessons that are enjoyable and accessible to them.

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Building Parent Support for Project-Based Learning

The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) shares these tips and materials to help educators explain and garner community and parent support for project-based learning in the classroom. Start by explaining the need for PBL by talking about student engagement and what skills are necessary to prepare a student for college and the workforce. Avoid using […]

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Do you talk to your kids about race?

Some parents might be asking themselves if they should talk to their kids about a different race going forward. This new blog post has been created to help parents who might wondering how they should approach this subject. Most parents will need to think about how they would communicate with their kids about this issue […]

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Teaching Kids to Be Mindful

We have to teach kids ways in how to manage their stressful daily occurrences. Mindfulness is important as it shows kids to better recognize their feelings and be more aware of their surroundings. It also aids them in relaxing their nervous system. A way to do this is by concentrating on their own breath or […]

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Talking to your kids about guns

The article talks about gun violence and how educating the children about guns can reduce it. Gun violence is decreasing in this country but the author still thinks the future generation will still face this problem and simple education will keep the problem from increasing again in future and will help everyone from being safe.

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How Robert Redford’s family are changing our thinking on dyslexia | Society | The Observer

The article describes the actor Robert Redford’s family experiences with dyslexia -his grandson Dylan is severely dyslexic, and his son James recently produced a documentary film called The Big Picture which was inspired by Dylan’s experiences and struggles with the condition. Through interviews with dyslexic people of various ages and backgrounds, including Virgin Group founder […]

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Dyslexic secretary, 36, bullied out of her job studies law to defeat bosses in employment tribunal after being inspired by Erin Brockovich film | Mail Online

Erin Brockovich was a secretary that quit her job to go after her abusive bosses, and her story was made into a full length feature film. A dyslexic secretary has been inspired by this story, and defeated her bosses in an employment tribunal after she quit her job at the age of 36. Alex Gibson […]

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