I met with a mother a few days ago to discuss how her daughter was progressing. Her daughter had been “diagnosed” with ADHD and an auditory processing disorder. Her previous school was making weekly (sometimes daily!) phone calls to report on the “problem child.” That mother seemed to be carrying the weight of the world [...]
Back to School
About every week a parent asks me, “What’s a charter school?” A charter school is a public school that is autonomous from the school district. They were started in the 1991 and 1992 in order to reform public schools. The problem Ray Budde saw was that schools were becoming increasingly homogeneous. Kids all over states [...]
“You wouldn’t believe how much easier it is to be a grown-up than a kid. It is only during childhood that a young person is expected to be reasonably adept at everything.” I was 23, living with my parents, attending graduate school, and I was broke. But when I heard that Dr. Mel Levine was [...]
Dear Moms, By now you should be in the full swing of things and we at Tandem Teaching know that you are executing our back to school tips and tricks with ease and precision, right? For some of you yes, but for others you’re proabably thinking, I really do need some help. Lets see, are you [...]
The other day I was visiting a friend’s house whose child was notorious for being tight lipped about school. Her mother had just told me the other day how impossible it was to get her child to divulge the well guarded secrets of her day. Well in five minutes of talking to the kid I [...]
As the school year is approaching it is very important that you, as a parent, know exactly what type of environment you are sending your child into. We know that you are deeply concerned about giving your child the best educational opportunity, and making sure their school year is very successful. But it’s not enough [...]
As a woman you work, or have a business, and its so easy for you to find time for everything and everyone else except for yourself. As a mom, you work so hard to make sure that you are giving your child(ren) what they need, but its time to take a moment for yourself. This is [...]
Now, Patrick and I don’t usually disagree about things. But if you’ve gotten the chance to listen to Tandem Teaching’s free course on How to Get Your Child (and Yourself) Ready to Go Back To School, you know we didn’t exactly see eye to eye on the whole school lunch thing. Finding ways to make sure [...]
“Kiddos, I had to bring a friend to the airport at mindnight last night so I’m giving you a heads-up. Today, my patience isn’t what it usually is because I’m super tired,” I announced to twenty secondgraders. “Let’s do what we can to make this a really smooth day.” I’ve probably started the day off [...]
