Tag: parental involvement

insights about MOTIVATION – sisu and pearls:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 5

May 5, 2015

Today is National Teacher Day, a part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, so I thought it would be the perfect time to share the FINAL post about education in this series! Thanks so much for reading along. —- Countries that are education superpowers have one thing in common: they believe in rigor. They agree on the purpose of … More insights about MOTIVATION – sisu and pearls:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 5

insights about PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 4

February 10, 2015

It’s the 4th snow day we have had in the Northeast – can you believe it? We are having snow of epic proportions.We have enjoyed hosting some board game nights in our cozy place and getting together with friends who can climb over snow banks and drifts to ride out the snow storms together.  I … More insights about PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 4