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Ivy League-West: Why?
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A gentle transition between home and school. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Kids spend day after day asking why. Why is the sky blue? Why do birds fly? You know the drill. How often do we, as parents, ask why? What if as parents, we asked why as often as our curious children? What if the majority of the expectations, lessons, words etc. were prefaced with the question why? What if you asked yourself, what is the purpose of this word, this action? What is my goal? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Ivy League-West: June 2012
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A gentle transition between home and school. Monday, June 4, 2012. To be honest, I had to fight my instinct to tell the children to come back to our activity. I had to keep reminding myself that relationships cannot be rushed. I love the way children can arrive at the park and "make friends" immediately, but these relationships are circumstantial and fleeting. As an adult we interact constantly with others but these are not the relationships that hold our hearts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an ...
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Ivy League-West: August 2012
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A gentle transition between home and school. Saturday, August 25, 2012. I always feel like I must add a disclaimer before I write this type of post. I LOVE teachers! The article states,. Research shows that a high-quality preschool can help students make large gains in school readiness.". What research shows this, they do not state or mention. This is followed by:. From reading the article I know that Ms. Meera Kreitzer is referring to. Rebecca A. Marcon of the. By the end of their sixth year in school, ...
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Ivy League-West: Better than Preschool
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A gentle transition between home and school. Monday, February 25, 2013. I concede that this is a lot more difficult to implement than preschool. You can force a child to go to school (but you cannot force him to learn! But you cannot force an adult to go to a class that will teach them life long skills, which is why we should be teaching this skill starting in middle school! Our future awaits and it's begging for something better. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Ivy League-West: March 2012
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A gentle transition between home and school. Saturday, March 24, 2012. A Coffee Gangster and A Child Change My World. Even though General Hospital wasn't really taking away the boredom, at least the adults on the screen were speaking in full sentence and that was definitely something! If it was real would I try to shield it from him? So I challenge you to take a moment, this moment to look at your child and try to see the world from their perspective, their view with their experience. What do you see?
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Ivy League-West: December 2011
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A gentle transition between home and school. Wednesday, December 7, 2011. The excitement of the Christmas season is palpable in young children. Unfortunately, the stress of parents can also be palpable. This holiday season I invite you to sit back for a moment and consider the realities of the season and to make a leap of faith that this year it will be truly memorable and magical, the kind of Christmas that every child deserves. Let’s start with a simple Christmas task. Make a list and check it twice.
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Ivy League-West: Change Is Inevitable
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A gentle transition between home and school. Thursday, June 6, 2013. In just a couple of days Ivy League West Preschool and Daycare will be closing it's doors. I want to thank all the wonderful children and parents that have been a part of our lives for the past three years. It's been an honor and joy to share a small part of your lives through play and learning. To you my captive audience, to you I give the long version. (lucky ducks! Ivy League-West Educational Services will continue to provide support...
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Ivy League-West: Meet Alida
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A gentle transition between home and school. I have been in the teaching profession for over 20 years. I feel so fortunate to be able to answer my calling, be it teaching a child chemistry through cooking or supporting a parent through a particular challenging phase. The program at Ivy League-West is balanced with activities and quiet times. It meets the student at his physical, cognitive and emotional level and continues to develop the whole student throughout the year. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Ivy League-West: A Case For Teachers
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A gentle transition between home and school. Friday, June 28, 2013. A Case For Teachers. I recently came across this scathing letter from Congresswoman Liz Pike. To say that I was appalled and saddened does not even begin to cover the range of outrage this letter instilled. How is being a state representative a private sector job? She goes on to compare our education system with others (out there) in the world. This caused me to wonder exactly how familiar Ms. Pike is with global education pedago...Polit...
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