How to Get Your Gamer to Do Their Homework
你肯定会知道,大多数中学年代tudents love their screens. From smartphones to laptops to TV, screens are everywhere. And many students use these screens to play games. While there’s a lot of controversy over whether or not screens are healthy for young people, it’s clear that some games can be a good way for students to unwind and have fun. Some games can even encourage creativity. But sometimes gaming can be so much fun that it can be hard to peel your student away to do their homework. Redirecting your middle school student away from their games to their homework desk can seem like a daunting task. If ...Read More About How to Get Your Gamer to Do Their Homework
4 Ways Social Media Can Benefit Your Student's Learning Experience
Most of us engage with social media informally, or at least associate social media with our non-academic lives. Often, though, we don’t realize how much social media is a part of the way that we learn about and see the world. Social media can, in fact, benefit your student’s learning experience in many ways, including offering unique resources, building learning communities, and providing real-world examples and experiences. Looking for ways to enhance your student’s education this semester? Keep reading to learn four ways social media can benefit your student’s learning experience. 1. Social media can provide ...Read More About 4 Ways Social Media Can Benefit Your Student's Learning Experience
3 Common Back-to-School Issues—and How to Address Them
For many elementary school students, the start of the school year is an exciting time to reconnect with friends and teachers, and to resume learning. Yet, after a long summer off, the exciting return to school is also a time when many classroom issues emerge. If you don’t address these challenges early on, it’s possible they’ll become more challenging to your student as time goes on. So it’s helpful to help them as soon as you can. If your elementary school student is having a hard time getting into the swing of a new year, read on. Here are three common back-to-school issues and advice on how to address them. Back-to ...Read More About 3 Common Back-to-School Issues—and How to Address Them
What's Going On In Your Middle Schooler’s Head?
Middle school can be a challenging time for children for a variety of reasons. When students reach middle school age, their brains begin to undergo changes that can cause disruptions in various aspects of academia. While these changes are many, they specifically focus on your student’s ability to utilize the rational aspects of their brain, their preference for active vs. passive learning, and their identity development. As a parent, it’s important to understand what these intellectual changes are and how you can best support your student during their middle school years—such as implementing a routine and encouraging o ...Read More About What's Going On In Your Middle Schooler’s Head?
A Parent's Guide to Learning in the Digital Age
The technological advancements of the 21st century have changed nearly all aspects of modern life—including education. Working purely with textbooks, printed maps, and other physical resources was the norm for students until the 1980s and 1990s. Today’s students have a myriad of technologies at their fingertips that can make the learning process more captivating and convenient. However, not all devices on the market are equally beneficial to students. So which technologies can help or hinder an early learner’s growth? See below for a brief guide to learning in the digital age. [RELATED: 3 Emerging EdTech ...Read More About A Parent's Guide to Learning in the Digital Age
