Older siblings can have a huge influence on middle school students. A middle school student with an older brother or sister of high school age will be very much influenced by that sibling. But the way in which they are…
The field of nutritional psychology is in its infancy, but the research is significant enough for schools to take some notice. Nutritional psychology is a relatively new field of health psychology which studies the way nutrition and diet impact…
Most of us are aware of the abundance of research that supports the educational advantages of student-centered classrooms. Teachers have the mental vision of what a student-centered classroom should look like, but the realization that a student-centered classroom requires a…
Use a “sandwich” approach when giving feedback to students. Start with what they did right. Acknowledge their work, their effort, their improvement thus far. Identify their strengths. Finish your feedback with the same. And in between, you can let them…
Teachers bemoan the almost constant battle to compete with students’ cell phones in the classroom. But students aren’t the only ones who struggle to beat the cell phone habit – most all of us do. So, why the struggle? It…
Years of research and visits to thousands of schools have shown there are some very simple things that can be done in any high school, large or small, urban or suburban, public or independent – that can improve student and…
We have learned so much about the human brain over the last quarter century that it is at times mind-numbing (pun intended). What has emerged though are a few broad lifestyle categories that most affect how our brain functions, learns…
Teachers have the power to transform lives – for better or worse. It takes so little on our part to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of our students. Start the new year by practicing three very…
One of the most difficult tasks of parenting a child or teaching children is dealing with problem behaviors. Problem behaviors range from the simple temper tantrum exhibited by a three year old all the way up to very complex, harmful…
