An excellent New York Times article today examines how people can read, but be functionally illiterate by not having factual knowledge---you need information and its context to understand what you read:
Attended a great talk by Julie Lycott-Haims, author of "How to Raise an Adult", October 24. Hosted by PEN (Parent Engagement Network of Boulder) and Dawson School. Important takeaway: start early to have your child build skills for self-reliance. Expecting them to magi...
This book has solid advice for college students, but it also applies to high school students who can feel overwhelmed with their classes. Creating these habits can be an enormous help in both high school and college.
This TED Talk by the author of the book, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success (by Julie Lythcott-Haims) is a good intro to the concepts in her best-selling book.
As parents and teachers, our goal is to raise childr...
