Modern education relies heavily on technology. Many classrooms have abandoned traditional instruction and methodologies that have proven successful in the past. Our students today are less educated and ill-prepared for the future as a result.
What if a school district were to replicate the format of the Summit and create a similar list of action items; what if a school district was sincere about highlighting and solving the most critical issues in education in their community; what if a school district would continue to assemble the community group to address these challenges head on. If we all worked together, what solutions could we come up with to welcome and encourage parents to re-engage in their students’ education?
What will higher education look like 10 years from today? If you have an 8-year-old at home, what will her options be when she turns 18? Only time will tell, but the landscape will certainly be dramatically different.
How can we as a community begin to empower parents to reconnect and engage in their students’ education in a positive and proactive manner?
The first and probably most important step in assisting your soon-to-be college student to be a thriving, independent young adult, is to allow them to take the lead in preparing for college.
Here at Life Tools Tutoring, over half of the students that we work with are struggling in math. The parents that call us are anxious and frustrated. Many have attempted to work with their child at the kitchen table, only to have the session end in arguing or tears. Some of our parents had negative … Continue reading Helping Your Student with Math
In the aftermath of the school shutdowns during the Covid outbreak, there has been much discussion regarding the negative academic, social, psychological, and emotional impacts on our young people. Although the scale and depth of the impact may not be fully understood for years to come, the devastation on state and national proficiency rates is … Continue reading Failing Literacy and Math Proficiency Rates – Where Do We Go From Here…
There are few conversations more uncomfortable to witness than a well-meaning uncle or family friend asking a junior or senior in high school what they intend to do when they graduate. The vast majority of the answers are vague and impressive sounding: “My plan is to head off to Madison, but I’m not sure what … Continue reading Career Exploration
While watching the local or national news over the past ten plus years, one cannot help but notice that school boards and administrators have been front and center dealing with a whole host of controversial issues. Those issues include: “How much sex / lifestyle choices / gender issues should be included in health class?”“Is the … Continue reading Reading, ‘Riting, & ‘Rithmetic
One of the few bright spots of the past twelve months of the experiment into on-line learning for the masses is that many parents were able to experience what their students were learning up-close and personal. As many students struggled academically and psychologically during this time, some parents became de facto students again, having to … Continue reading The Benefits of a Classical Education
