So we hit a little snag but finding a path forward
Even when it appears life is going well, there will always be bumps in the road, and we just hit one.
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September 4, 2022
Math Anxiety – How to Help Kids Avoid It and Love Math
Mathematics anxiety can disrupt the learning and performance of the subject through the disruption of working memory and avoidance by students. Math anxiety is a negative reaction, physiological reactivity, and apprehension when dealing with mathematics. The reactivity can affect both children and adults when they encounter evaluative situations or when they have to solve math problems and manipulate numbers. Parents need to look out for math anxiety symptoms in their kids early enough so that they can get help from brighterly.com professionals to support their early math skill development. What Are the Symptoms of Math Anxiety? https://www.robotlab.com/blog/5-ways-to-help-students-work-through-math-anxiety The early signs and symptoms of math anxiety can be behavioral or physical: 1. Physical symptoms The physical symptoms of math anxiety have close similarities with general anxiety. For instance, if the child…
February 7, 2022
Tips for Parents Managing Distance Learning at Home
Distance learning is a skill that, when mastered, opens routes to lifelong educational opportunities! Although our collective journey as parents of school-aged children has been bumpy on a global scale since March of 2020, we have all found ourselves making strides in our endeavors to accommodate our kids' educational needs. Despite massive odds against all parents, there are a few key tips that have helped online learning aid our children in their educational blossoming. You can also click here for more information on online learning. Proper Tools: While this may seem to be an obvious answer, a more in-depth analysis of what online learning tool kits should include exposes the fact that a lot of thought must be given by both teachers and parents. Because our homes aren't always set…
May 24, 2021
Preparing for Medical School in 2021
Congratulations on making it to 2021! If you are just graduating high school then you are about to enter the next chapter of your life and for most people that chapter would be entering the university of your dreams. But now an important step begins: the first year of the degree, where you discover what your academic performance will be like, what type of student you want to be, what will be your approach according to your tastes and talents. If you want to prepare for college, keep this in mind to choose the best high school. Now that you are about to enter university, you must be more aware of things that you were not at school, so we give you some tips to make the change smoother. These…
January 6, 2021
Emmett and I met with the principal this week
Emmett and I met with the principal on Wednesday to begin planning for the rest of the school year and beyond. There's no interest in a PTA, so Lizze and myself will be working directly with the school. Hopefully, others will join at some point but no one showed up on Wednesday. What's really cool is that Emmett and Elliott are involved in this. It helps the have a sense of ownership in the school and learn some behind the scenes stuff. As I mentioned, it was just myself, Emmett and the principal on Wednesday. Lizze was home with Gavin and Elliott because Elliott had come home from school not feeling well. Otherwise, they would have been there as well. One of the things we're working on right now is…
March 10, 2018
I’m so fricking tired of these impossible decisions
I get so frustrated and overwhelmed because there are so many impossible decisions that need to be made on what feels like a daily basis. What are impossible decisions? Impossible decisions are decisions that must be made knowing that there are no good options to choose from. At the risk of sounding cliché, it's damned if I do damned if I don't... Currently, we're trying to figure out a solution to all the problems surrounding the boy's education. I'm not going to go into those problems again right now, but if you're in need of a refresher, you can look here. I spent an hour tonight discussing options with the kid's education specialist/psychologist tonight during our regularly scheduled Tuesday night therapy session. The way I see it, we only have…
January 31, 2018
Elliott came home from school sobbing
Elliott had what could only be classified as a bad day at school today. At dismissal, Elliott was escorted to the car by one of his teachers. Elliott was apparently upset and had clearly been crying. I don't like seeing that, and I immediately kick into protective mode, as most parents would. I also understand that things aren't always as they appear. The teacher was frustrated with Elliott, and I can understand that, as I find myself there on occasion as well. What I heard from the teacher sounded like Elliott but what I didn't like was the way it was presented to me in a public place, in front of Emmett and everyone else being dismissed. There was a tone that I didn't feel was appropriate when discussing the…
January 25, 2018