A woman is sitting at a desk and talking on the phone in a classroom.

Calling Your Students’ Parents – A Uniquely Powerful Teaching Strategy.

I mean, sure, sending an email or a message on an app might seem like the easier option, but sometimes you can’t beat a good old-fashioned phone call.

A frazzled looking young male teacher is helping two young students with their work.

Do You Need to Be a Parent to Be a Good Teacher?

I’m not a parent, and I don’t want to be. That can be a controversial statement for any young woman, but it seems that it’s even more so for a teacher. 

A classroom of children with a teacher giving them a thumbs up.

Why Your Students are Not “Attention-Seekers”.

It’s tempting to use your usual behaviour management techniques, but this can actually reinforce attention-seeking behaviour and turn it into a real problem.

A teacher is sitting at their desk sifting through a pile of student reports.

School Reports Have Changed – And it Will Have Consequences.

They often need to be done more frequently and they are becoming more structured; there are more and more rules about what teachers can and cannot say.

A young student is staring at her laptop screen with her head in her hands. She is struggling with online learning.

How Do I Know if Online Schooling is Right for My Child?

Online education can be very difficult for the students and can actually be detrimental for their mental health if they are not properly supported.

A teacher helping a group of students in a classroom.

Are Private schools really better than Public schools?

The common perception is certainly that private schools are better than public schools. The truth is that in a lot of ways, they are. This does depend…

A homeschool student is sitting at his desk with a microscope and a pad of paper.

How to get started with homeschooling in the United States.

You’ll need to decide which method is right for you. There are benefits to both a highly structured and rigorous approach, as well as a more freeform program.

A room full of private school students listening to their teacher.

What Are The Benefits Of Boarding School?

Parents choose boarding schools for academic, social, and personal reasons. If you want to send your child to a boarding school, you have a variety of options.

A group of young boarding school students who are not looking very happy.

Should You Send Your Child to Boarding School?

The best choice for your family will depend on your situation. The impact and benefits of boarding school vary significantly from student to student, so you…

A young student is giving her teacher a bunch of flowers as a gift.

Your child’s teacher can’t accept their gift – What do you do?

They reach out to give it to their teacher and… the teacher turns it down. They say while the appreciate the thought, they can’t accept gifts from students.