Super Parents Talk

By Josh Waitzkin
A few weeks ago, I returned to the classroom of Dennis Dalton, the most important college professor of my life. From the back of an amphitheater seating several hundred students, I realized how much things had evolved at Columbia and Barnard. The lecture hall was now equipped with a wireless sound system, webcams, [...]

Preparing Your Child for Today’s World:
10 Tips for Teaching and Protecting Your Child
By Paula Statman
http://www.kidwisecorner.com/ 
How do you prepare your to child to navigate safely and confidently in the world, ready to deal with situations and people he or she may encounter?  Here are 10 parenting tips to help make the journey a little more effective.
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A class trip to Washington DC produced an interesting teaching opportunity for Mrs. Harper as she accompanied a small group of sixth-graders to the subway station. The station attendant asked them if they were on their way to ride the escalator. “What escalator?” two of the students asked simultaneously. “The second-longest escalator in the world,” [...]

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Parents know that children do not always follow the experts when it comes to physical and intellectual development. As the closest observers of their individual child’s temperament and abilities, parents are the best judges on whether a child is ready for an academic preschool program.
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