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What Can We Learn from A Public School President Who Says He Cannot Write a Sentence?

Detroit Public Schools (DPS) president, Otis Mathis, admits he can’t write a coherent sentence. He further argues that he is a role model as a leader who can’t write. He’s

The Importance of Feedback in Teaching Children to Write

I want to encourage everyone to avoid underestimating the value of feedback in learning anything (especially writing). It is so important that you can simply rest on the fact that

Consistent as a Parent? Ha!

From my book...The Absolute Quickest Way to Help Your Child Change I have a problem with being consistent, and sometimes it's just because I am too tired. How can I overcome

The 2 Things Needed to Parent Well (Video)

Sometimes we just simply over-complicate things. Parenting is one of the easiest parts of our lives to do this kind of 'complexification' on. Frankly, the deference to 'experts' is part of

Are You Trying to Trick Your Kids into Learning and Obeying? (Video)

I'm not sure if it is shear desperation or that we just didn't quite come up in a home that showed us how--- But, the truth is that we often try

How to Teach Your Child Math Facts

Jody and I have noticed a number of comments in some of the forums we frequent about helping children learn math facts. Basically, what we mean by this is that a

How Do I Grade My Child’s Writing?

Weekly I get a note or a question that sounds like one I received today, "Biggest challenge---being able to correct my student's writing myself. I know what sounds good, but I

Do You Know the Shortcut to Good Grammar?

I started out thinking I might want to explain why all the folks griping about grammar (and punctuation and spelling) on the internet need to relax. Look, I love grammar

Steven Jobs – His Life as a Parenting Lesson?

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