Independent School Collaboration

So what should children be able to do by age 12, or the time they leave elementary school? They should be able to read a chapter book, write a story and a compelling essay; know how to add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers; detect patterns in complex phenomena; use evidence to support an opinion; be part of a group of people who are not their family; and engage in an exchange of ideas in conversation.

All too often, the truly troubled kids that I meet have no adults that they can turn to for support.

As a society, we desperately need non-custodial adults who teens can turn to for advice. Adults who can help guide youth without playing their parents

teachers should NEVER ask a student to be their Friend on Facebook/MySpace but should accept Friend requests and proceed to interact in the same way as would be appropriate if the student approached the teacher after school.

people were more likely to solve word puzzles with sudden insight when they were amused, having just seen a short comedy routine.

the humor, this positive mood, is lowering the brain’s threshold for detecting weaker or more remote connections” to solve puzzles

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