I put together 20 inspiring back-to-school quotes for my kids and your kids because as I send my kids off to another year of school, I want them to remember who they are. I want them to know how strong they are. I want them to know that even when things are bad, they will […]
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Read This If Your Child is Unhappy at School
written by Natalie, mom and blogger at Afterschool for Smarty Pants I am very honored to be posting on Imagination Soup today, but I am going to talk about a difficult topic. When our children go to school, we all want them to be happy and motivated. We want them to love learning, make friends, and […]
Why I Dislike Homework and How the Research Backs Me Up
Do your kids spend hours a night doing homework? Mine do. And I hate it– maybe even more than they do. Seriously, I’d much rather that my kids get much needed down-time to: play, nap, read, run, swing, dance, twirl, build, create, draw, invent, or design. Yet I sit inside with them, trying to pretend […]
Backpacks For Super Hero Super Kids
And now for my better-late-than-never, back-to-school backpack post. (To go with my not-even-close-to-the-first day of school photos.) Cough, cough. Well, even if some moms (me!!) aren’t super moms, we know our kids like to pretend that they are superhero kids. Check out these adorable backpacks that would help: SuperME! Backpacks! If only they came in grown-up sizes, […]
Flash Cards or Finger Paints: Should Academics or Play Be the Goal of Preschool?
by Amy Webb, parent, educator, and blogger at The Thoughtful Parent. If you are the parent of a preschool-aged child, you have probably put quite a bit of thought into what type (if any) of preschool to enroll your child. If you’re like me, you had no idea how complicated a decision this could be […]
Quiz Yourself – Examples of Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Now that you’ve learned or refreshed your memory on the differences between convergent thinking and divergent thinking, let’s look at the application in learning. Can you determine which is which? It’s important that you can because it’s up to you, parent or teacher, to advocate for more divergent learning in the classroom. Linear thinking, or convergent […]
Push Has Come to Shove
I know you care about advocating for your children’s education. And you think could be better. Or not. Maybe you wonder what with the fuss, education is just fine, thank you very much. Whoever you are, whatever you believe about education, you MUST read Push Has Come to Shove, Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve […]