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Color Psychology: How to Use Color in Learning #colorize

Color. Marketing departments spend millions of dollars on it. Because people see color before anything else. Color triggers physical, emotional, and cognitive effects. In consumers. And in students. So if color affects learning (and it does) let me share how you can use color to benefit a child’s memory, performance, and concentration. How to Use Color in Learning Kids will pay better […]

The Truth about Standardized Testing

Linking standardized tests to funding, teacher pay, and/or school performance ranking, etc. creates a destructive avalanche of consequences for both children and teachers. It’s simple cause and effect. (Seemingly apparent to everyone except for the policy makers.) Destructive Consequences of Testing 1. The MANIPULATION of students to perform well OR ELSE . . . “your […]

Standardized Tests – Your Rights, Opting Out, and the Impact on Your Child

After I read What Happened to Recess and Why Are our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? by Susan Ohanian, I knew I wanted her to share with you exactly what you as a parent need to know about the national obsession with standardized tests. Here’s my (devil’s advocate) interview with Susan Ohanian, an experienced teacher, education […]