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Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 12, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, note-taking, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers, Tutorial

The ability to learn relates directly to paying attention and focus. So what is the distinction between these two cognitive skills? “Attention is a natural function of the body because individuals are constantly in a state of paying attention to different aspects of...

The Nation’s Report Card–bad grades

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 30, 2020 | instruction, reading, student engagement, students, teachers

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released “highlights” of the 2019 score results, clearly a euphemism, for “lowlights” would be a more appropriate term.Unfortunately, the...

Concerns about Education in the time of “the virus”

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 16, 2020 | classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, interpersonal relations, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

What is the primary goal of American education? According to the US Department of Education, it is to “build a solid foundation for learning for all children.” Notice the absolute word “all” in the statement. At the current time, this goal is not being addressed. The...

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 11, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, instruction, student engagement, students, teachers, Tutorial

Public school students from K-12 will experience a multitude of negative effects of the pandemic far beyond this year and the next. Aside from learning loss, many students are suffering social and psychological damage from school closures. Children who suffered...

High Expectations: “Tough” Teachers Benefit Students

by Laura Maniglia | Feb 18, 2020 | academic standing, classroom management, instruction, learning, parents, teacher effectiveness, teachers

Grade inflation is very prevalent. Because grades provided by teachers are highly subjective, comparing grade point averages (GPA’s) whether from...

Discipline: The Essential Component for Learning

by Laura Maniglia | May 14, 2019 | attention & focus, classroom management, non-cognitive skills, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

Recent studies regarding disciplinary programs in the nation’s schools include a popular program known as “restorative justice.” This is an alternative to traditional methods of punishment such as suspension. According to a recent discussion among educational leaders...

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

The Nation’s Report Card–bad grades

Concerns about Education in the time of “the virus”

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

High Expectations: “Tough” Teachers Benefit Students

Discipline: The Essential Component for Learning

If schools were permitted to have just one training, this is the one!