Author: Matthew Lynch
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Supporting Families Who Are Experiencing Homelessness
In 1991, a Philadelphia study found that homeless children had higher rates of accidents, injuries, and language delay. Specifically, compared with normative samples, preschool children scored ... -
Growth Mindset in Writing
Like teachers, I did not spend much time learning how to teach the writing process in my classes. While I learned a lot about theory and ... -
Curriculum Design For Teachers Who Think They Hate Curriculum Design
Today’s teachers are asked to do a lot, and curriculum mapping can be intimidating! The key is breaking curriculum design into steps. I suggest you narrow ... -
Tips for Creating a Bilingual Curriculum
With the world feeling more and more global bilingual and multilingual classrooms are becoming the norm rather than the exception. This creates a unique challenge for ... -
Teaching Young Kids Japanese
Teaching young kids Japanese can be challenging. First, children who are younger than elementary level have a short attention span, so it’s important to keep the ... -
What Will Obama’s Legacy be when it Comes to Diversity on College Campuses?
With less than two years left in office, President Barack Obama still has a lofty agenda when it comes to education in America. From supporting wider ... -
Major childcare centers to implement Kindergarten readiness initiatives
Kindergarten readiness is about more than the preschool experience. It starts even earlier during childhood through guided play and learning activities that all build on the ... -
Students taken to sex toy store without parental consent
In a move that has angered parents, students who attend a small private school in Minnesota went for an educational field trip to a sex novelty shop ... -
Higher education in Louisiana may be safe after all
Over the past couple of months, many reports have stated that higher education in Louisiana was in serious trouble. With Governor Bobby Jindal suggesting cuts to ... -
Should sex ed include fertility information?
Exactly what sort of safe sex should be taught to our young students is always a topic of debate. As we recently saw in Texas, abstinence-only ...