The challenge to doing Montessori at home is - wait for it - SPACE. The materials don't exactly have a light footprint, and Montessori beads are famous for taking up space. But, I love how Montessori math materials make the abstract concrete, and in comparison to some...
Not all charter schools are created equal - have you seen the brou-haha about discipline gone wild at Success Academy? Yeah, no thanks! My 5 year old doesn’t need that kind of ‘tude. But, when done right, charter schools combine the best of private and public...
A cousin to the “should we G&T or not” question, the charter schools vs public schools debate is multi-faceted and requires a stiff drink before final decisions. Here’s the Cliff’s Note version of how to settle the question. How charter schools are different...
Listen up parents who are scared of math: new math happened while you were adulting and just like with the move to balanced literacy, you are going to have homework to do with your kids because of it. It never fails to astound me how every couple of decades, the US...
Here’s a question of vital importance for your child’s future: Structured literacy vs. balanced literacy. You’ve heard of the the need to ground but go beyond phonics. We’ve chatted about building literacy skills. Today, we're going to compare and contrast two...
Those of you who have been reading these columns know that I am ambivalent towards NYC’s gifted and talented program. Ever since Mayor Adams scrapped screening for admissions, I reason that basically any child who isn’t acting out or being a nuisance in their current...
Kim wants to live in a world where people have financial security and reasonable expectations for their children to achieve at least the same quality of life that they grew up with. She believes that every family needs to make smart decisions about the Big 3 – housing, education, and retirement – because making decisions in silos is a surefire recipe for missed opportunities.
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